It's obvious why only men develop prostate cancer and why only women get ovarian cancer. But it is not obvious why women are more likely to recover language abi

In an informal and engaging manner, Wasserman provides a fascinating window into the changing status and representation of women in science in the 20th century.

Why are there so few women scientists? Persisting differences between women's and men's experiences in science make this question as relevant today as it ever w

In this work the author explores the social and political assumptions of biology, and genetics in particular. She examines the ways biologists use scientific la

Bleier (neurophysiology, U. of Wisconsin-Madison) dissects the theme of women's biological inferiority contending that science has been engaged in elaborate myt