Meytal Eran–jona, Pauline Leonard, Yosef Nir

Gender and Physics in the Academy

Theory, Policy and Practice in European Perspective
Herausgeber: Eran-Jona, Meytal; Taylor, Marika; Nir, Yosef; Leonard, Pauline

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Produktbeschreibung

This interdisciplinary collection addresses women's under-representation in science across Europe, focusing on physics and its gender imbalance. Emphasising social perspectives over biological explanations, it evaluates policy solutions and shares personal life stories, providing key insights into the physics world.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bristol University Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 512g
• ISBN-13: 9781529222302
• ISBN-10: 1529222303
• Artikelnr.: 68458145

Autorenporträt

Meytal Eran-Jona is an organizational sociologist and the Head of Diversity and Inclusion Office at Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel. Pauline Leonard is Professor of Sociology, Director of the Web Science Institute and Director of the Work Futures Research Centre, University of Southampton, UK. Yosef Nir is Professor in the Faculty of Physics, the Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel. Marika Taylor is Professor of Theoretical Physics and Pro-Vice Chancellor and Head of the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK.