Title :
Is technology masculine? Theorising the absence of women
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Sociology, Plymouth Univ., UK
Abstract :
Why are women under-represented in engineering and other technological and scientific careers? Is technology masculine? If so, in which ways is it masculine? Is it possible to have `gender-neutral´ technology? This paper explores feminist theories of the gender-technology relation in order to answer these and other questions
Keywords :
employment; gender issues; social aspects of automation; engineering career; feminist theories; gender-neutral; gender-technology relation; men; social aspects; technological career; women; Asia; Cultural differences; Educational institutions; Educational technology; Engineering profession; Europe; Marine technology; Paper technology; Physics; Sociology;
Conference_Titel :
Technology and Society, 2000. University as a Bridge from Technology to Society. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5803-1
DOI :
10.1109/ISTAS.2000.915589
