Buch
Sammelband
Gender, science and technology : perspectives from Africa
Verfasst von:
Kitetu, Catherine Wawasi
Dakar:
Codesria
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2008
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177 S.
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| Einrichtung: | Frauensolidarität | Wien |
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| Verfasst von: | Kitetu, Catherine Wawasi |
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CODESRIA gender series
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| Jahr: | 2008 |
| ISBN: | 2869782217 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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| Science and technology is widely advocated as the indisputable foundation for political and economic power in the modern world. However, it still remains marked by various layers and dimensions of gender inequality that work to the disadvantage of girls and women. Despite the fact that a lot of awareness has been created and that gender issues are now more readily acknowledged by various development initiatives in Africa, participation in science and technology remains a hurdle as far as girls and women are concerned. A common theme that runs through the book is how feminine identities, ideologies of domesticity and gender stereotypes, and the inadequacy or lack of clear policies facilitate the invisibility of women in science and technology. This notwithstanding, women have never ceased devising clever and ingenious ways to enable them to master nature, from the margins. Contents: 1. Discourse and practice of science: implication for women in Africa (Catherine W. Kitetu). 2. National policy on science and technology: an integral component of development strategy from African countries (John W. Forje). 3. Binary synthesis, epistemic naturalism and subjectivities: perspectives for unterstanding gender, science and technology in Africa (Damina U. Opata). 4. Educational policies and the under-representation of women in scientific and technical disciplines in Niger (Elisabeth Sherif). 5. Girls opting for science streams in Benin: self-renunciation or discrimination in the educational system? (Ghislaine Agonhessou Yaya) 6. Towards gender sensitive counseling in science and technology (Olubukola Olakunbi Ojo). Perceptions of science and technology among secondary school students in Kenya (Kenneth O. Nyangena). 8. A case study of girls' science and technology education in Murang'a district, Kenya (Mweru Mwingi). 9. Characterisation and casting in Kenya schools drama festival items (Lydia Ayako Mareri). 10. Repositioning computer studies: cultural context and gendered subject choices in Kenya (Fibian Kavulani Lukalo). 11. A biography of Nahid Toubia, first woman surgeon in Sudan (Jackline K. Moriasi). 12. Assessing the impact of coffee production on Abagusii women of Western Kenya: a historical analysis (1900-1963) (Samson Omwoyo). 13. Gender-based associations and female farmers participation in science and technology projects in Anambra State of Nigeria (Anthonia I. Achike). | |
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