This is chapter summary from my Gender 310: Science and Medicine course with APA Citation:

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Chelsea Hockenbery

Gender 310 Science and Medicine

May 24, 2008

Homework 27: Women, Science and Society: The Crucial Union by Sue V. Rosser Chapter One

1)    The author presents the topic and hooks the reader by telling us that the problem of the low numbers of women in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology continues to dominate news media and lead to funding for special programs to attract and retain women in these fields.

2)    The author’s thesis is that the quotations from prominent women physicians and scientists exemplify the reasons women give for choosing these professions. Because of their common backgrounds, interest in helping people, and commitment to women, scientists, physicians, and scholars in women’s studies can make a difference in bio- and reproductive technologies by working together. (Rosser 2000, p. 11)

3)    One piece of evidence the author presented to support the claim was that three decades ago the percentages of women receiving graduate degrees in science, engineering, and mathematics and of women receiving M.D.s both hovered in the single digits. After numerous studies documenting that women attracted to science also have interest in the humanities in social studies, suggest that women scientists and physicians, more than their male counterparts, may be eager to open to learn from scholars in other disciplines, including ethics and women’s studies, about the implications of the globalization of bio-and reproductive technologies on women’s lives. (Rosser 2002, p. 23)

4)    This article or chapter connects with my own life in that I guess these changes and the fact that more women are getting involved in science, engineering, and mathematics means that a women’s place is no longer in the home. Women are now building careers for themselves and making great strides, which will lead to greater equality and powerful women leaders and role models everywhere.

5)    I was skeptical about nothing really and found this chapter okay, it was interesting but too much data for my taste. But it was an insightful and encouraging read.

6)    The ideas presented make me want to take the following action and find my special niche and succeed in many ways. Knowing that the opportunities are out there and are almost endless is exciting and having goals and know I can succeed and achieve them is very exciting.

Rosser, S. V. (2000). The confluence of factors demanding the union of women in the life sciences with scholars in women’s studies. Women, Science, and Society (pp. 9-23). Teachers College Press, New York and London.