The 'woman question' and higher education : perspectives on gender and knowledge production in America / edited by Ann Mari May ; with a foreword by Alice Kessler-Harris.

Other author May, Ann Mari, 1956-
Format Book
Publication InfoCheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, ©2008.
Descriptionxviii, 181 pages ; 25 cm
Subjects
Women--Education (Higher). --United States. --History.
Sex discrimination against women--United States. --History.
Sex discrimination in education--United States. --History.

Contents The body in the library / Helen Lefkowitz Hororwitz -- Gender, biology, and the incontrovertible logic of choice / Ann Mari May -- Gender, professional knowledge, and institutional power : women social scientists and the research university / Mary Ann Dzuback -- The missing women in higher education : a case study of culture crossing / Jane Roland Martin -- Women in science, and elsewhere / Virginia Valian -- Are smart men smarter than smart women? : the epistemology of ignorance, women, and the production of knowledge / Carla Fehr -- Re-framing the discussion : how white male supremacy continues to obscure the realities of gender in higher education / Elizabeth Higginbotham -- The faculty time divide / Jerry A. Jacobs.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [156]-176) and index.
LCCN 2007039445
ISBN9781847204011 (hardcover)
ISBN1847204015 (hardcover)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks LC1756 .W653 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold