Women, Gender and the Politics of Science The
14th Annual Conference on Women and Gender Studies and Feminist Theories of
The NCJW Women Studies Forum (WSF) at Tel -Aviv University,
1-2 February
2006, >gender, science, scientific practices and science >policies. > >Over
the last two decades the notion of science as >objective, 'pure', >universal
and available to all, has been challenged in >and from, different >fields
of knowledge and investigation, not least in >feminist historiography >and
feminist philosophy of science. The work of Evelyn >Fox-Keller, Sandra >Harding
(a keynote speaker at the conference), Londa >Schiebinger, Sarah >Hardy
and others, has opened up an ongoing debate on >the relationship >between
practices and trajectories within and of, the >development of >scientific
research, the marginalization of women in >scientific work, and >the
allocation of resources to fields of science, an >allocation that should >encourage
greater and more gender-balanced scientific >activity which would >include
more work by, for and about women. Such >reallocation, it has been >argued,
would make for a more democratized, more >culture - and society - >oriented
science. > >The conference seeks to address these and related >issues. > >We
particularly aim to bring together and, perhaps, >bridge differences of >opinion
and approach between practicing scientists >from different fields >and
practitioners of the philosophy and history of >science, cultural >studies
and feminist criticism. We have a particular >stake in encouraging >such
dialogue. > >We welcome papers on different aspects of Women & >Science,
including (but >not restricted to) the following subjects: > >A.
Women and Science Histories and Practices: > > 1.. Women's participation
in the sciences - >histories: What was women's >status in the various
sciences from the eighteenth >century? How may their >historic and
almost universal exclusion from the >sciences be explained? > >
2.. Feminism, past and present, and the question of >science > >
3.. Gender, science and empires: How did colonialism >and the development >of
'race' and ideas on gender evolve together during >the age of >imperialism,
and how have colonialism and racism >become the subject of >criticism
with respect to the development of science? > >B. The Gender of Science > >
1.. Is scientific research in specific fields >gender-blind, or has it >been
biased by notions and beliefs about gender? > > 2.. Do women do different
science? Women scientists >and scientific >practices - present experiences
and projects. > >C. Gender and Policies in the Development of Science: >Issues
and Challenges > > 1.. Science policies and the allocation and >distribution
of costs and >benefits in Israel and elsewhere. > > 2.. Is introducing
gender into science changing the >agendas and >practices of science? > >Please
send a 200-word outline, in English, to >WSF@Post.tau.ac.il > >by
November 18th, 2005 > >For further details and queries, you may contact: > >Prof.
Billie Melman: bmelman@post.tau.ac.il >Prof. Hagit Messer Yaron: messer@eng.tau.ac.il >Shirli
Kahanovich: WSF@post.tau.ac.il > >The conference will be in English > >The
NCJW Women Studies Forum > Phone: 972-(0)3-6406905 Fax: 972-(0)3-640-5596 Donne
di scienza
FECONDAZIONE
ASSISTITA: Nel sito della scuola di giornalismo La Stefani ci sono:la
scheda illustrativa della legge che spiega che cosa vuole raggiungere chi
ha promosso il referendum e quali sono in sintesi le norme che regolano la fecondazione
all'estero.
Le interviste di Giulia
Gentile dicono molto di più che l'essere a favore del SI'. l'intervista
alla dottoressa Elena Porcu e a
una donna che sperava di restare incinta mi hanno molto interessata perchè
vanno oltre la legge e ciò che nega. Elena
Porcu è infatti l'unica ricercatrice che ha lavorato dentro alla legge
per trovare il modo di aggirarla e andare incontro ai desideri delle donne che
realmente necessitano delle tecniche di fecondazione. La scienziata già
allieva di Flamigni denuncia l'ostilità che ha suscitato fra i suoi colleghi
e nel prof. Flamigni suo ex-maestro. Ho avuto l'impressione, leggendo queste interviste,
di assistere a uno dei tanti casi di disconoscimento della differenza femminile
in cui alle donne attive e non conformiste che lavorano nella pratica delle relazioni
viene disconosciuto quello che fanno.
PROGETTO:
"DONNE, SCIENZA E SVILUPPO" Creazione di una rete di formatrici
al servizio dello sviluppo e della formazione delle donne del bacino del Mediterraneo,
nei campi della scienza e della biotecnologia Sito
ufficiale dei corsi: http://training.itcilo.it/unesco
