Social Science Women's Studies
Despite the Odds
Essays on Canadian Women and Science
- Publisher
- Vehicule Press
- Initial publish date
- Jan 1998
- Category
- Women's Studies, Women Authors
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780919890961
- Publish Date
- Jan 1998
- List Price
- $30
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Description
This is the first book to address the status of Canadian women in the sciences from a historical and contemporary perspective. Essays on women in medicine, sociology, pharmacy and the natural sciences provide insights about our pioneer women scientists. Contemporary concerns are examined such as the career goals of female science students, gender separatism, and feminist research into genetic hazards in the workplace.
About the author
Marianne Ainley (1937-2008) was principal of the Simone de Beauvoir Institute at Concordia University, as well as dean of Women's Studies at the University of Northern British Columbia.