The Paucity of Women In Science

[jazzy_dave]

Is it me or is it a fact that there just too few woman writers in science. This was made clear to me about my list of fifty books chosen, and apart form Lisa Randall, i am struggling to come up with many female names in the physics, astronomy and cosmology fields, apart from Heather Cooper.

Fiction is only a small part of my reading habits, and generally, i am put off by front covers on paperbacks and hardbacks  that look as if they are only aimed at females. Even with philosophy one is hard pressed to come up with a female author.

In the field of history things are improving with fine historians such as Lucy Worsley,  but in general , apart from science fiction female intellectuals seem to be rather thin, or am i just looking in the wrong direction?

Comments

[veronica-milvus.livejournal.com]

Monica Grady and Jocelyn Bell Burnell have both written books in this area. Apart from them I have very little idea.

Recommendation

[zacharyisageek.livejournal.com]

Based on this post I think you might enjoy Reflections on Gender and Science by Evelyn Fox Keller.