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Science from women’s lives. Better Science? How gendered studies improve science and lives

Carmen Magallón Portolés

Abstract



Recent gender analyses have been opening new paths for innovation and excellence. They are the basis for the Gendered Innovations project, led by the science historian Londa Schiebinger, in joint collaboration with the European Union. However, this work did not come out of nowhere; it is supported by decades of gender and science studies consisting of different research lines that critically reviewed the history of science and recovered the story of women’s contributions to different scientific fields. This paper reviews the origin and genealogy of the project, highlights its positive effects, and highlights examples of its achievements.
 

Keywords


gender innovations; gender and science; women scientists; Londa Schiebinger; history of science

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.7203/metode.7.8190

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