Science Book Club: Gender

Is science sexist? Why does the gender pay gap exist? What does 'male' and 'female' mean? Read stories on gender here while taking part in April's Science Focus Book Club.

Amy Arthur

Published: March 27, 2020 at 5:17 pm

Science Focus

Caroline Criado Perez: Does data discriminate against women?

We talk to Caroline Criado Perez about the gender data gap and how it causes everything from mild inconvenience to potential fatality.

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Why we need to rethink the way we classify people

Humans love to sort ourselves into neat boxes - by gender, race, sexual orientation and more. But, in this extract from Data Feminism, Catherine D'Ignazio and Lauren F Klein argue that it's time to dispense with these classifications.

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Can transgender athletes be fairly integrated into women's sports?

Professor Yannis Pitsiladis takes us through the science behind the debate.

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Why aren't there more women in science?

Girls are not picking as many STEM A-levels as boys, while professional female scientists are dropping out of the field. Is it time for change?

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Science Focus

Should medicine be gendered?

Men and women have completely different biologies, and yet doctors prescribe the same drugs and doses to everyone, regardless of sex. The results can be damaging, even deadly. Is it time that medicine treated men and women differently?

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Is the effort to get more women in STEM worth it?

We speak to Sarah Kember, Professor of New Technologies of Communication at Goldsmiths University about the problems getting women into STEM, the rise of scientism and why Amazon's Alexa is like Joan from Mad Men.

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Science Focus

What does it mean to be a man? – Gary Barker

Male stereotypes are under increasing scrutiny. Psychologist Gary Barker explains why they are harmful, and what a progressive form of masculinity could look like.

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Why are girls put off science?

Many girls are not choosing to study science, technology, engineering and mathematics at A-level and university. We wanted to find out why STEM subjects get a thumbs-down.

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Science Focus

The science of pay transparency

In the UK, women are paid around 10 per cent less than men, on average. One solution might be total pay transparency. Can it fix the problem and are we ready to talk about how much we earn?

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Science journalist and author

Amy Arthur is an award-winning writer and science journalist, specialising in health and wellbeing. She enjoys busting myths, trouncing TikTok trends and revealing surprising science. She is also the author of Pace Yourself: How to have energy in an exhausting world. Her BA degree specialised in science publishing and she has been working as a journalist since graduating in 2018. In 2020, Amy was named Editorial Assistant of the Year by the British Society of Magazine Editors.