Description
More women are studying science at university they usually consistently outperform men. Yet, still, significantly fewer women than men hold prestigious jobs in science. Why will have to this occur? What prevents women from achieving as highly as men in science? And why are so few women located as ‘creative genius’ research scientists?
Drawing upon the views of 47 (male and female) scientists, Bevan and Gatrell explore why women are less likely than men to change into eminent of their profession. They observe three mechanisms which perpetuate women’s lowered ‘place’ in science: subtle masculinities (whereby certain sorts of masculinity are valued over womanhood); (m)otherhood (through which women’s potential for maternity positions them as ‘other’), and the picture of creative genius which is associated with male bodies, except for women from research roles.