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Gendering Inclusion and Exclusion in Science and Technology

Saturday, July 19, 2014: 8:30 AM-10:20 AM
Room: Booth 44
RC23 Sociology of Science and Technology (host committee)

Language: English

This session will examine the role of gender in relation to a wide range of issues around scientific and technological development.
Session Organizers:
Alice ABREU, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Ralph MATTHEWS, University of British Columbia, Canada
Chair:
Ralph MATTHEWS, University of British Columbia, Canada
Gender Equality in Science and Technology in Brazil: Successes and Remaining Challenges (Oral Presentation)
Alice ABREU, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Joice Melo VIEIRA, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil; Maria Coleta OLIVEIRA, Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP, Brazil; Glaucia dos Santos MARCONDES, Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP, Brazil

Towards a Democratic and Emancipatory University: Feminist Popular Extension and New Relations Between University and Society in Brazil (Oral Presentation)
Lívia GIMENES DIAS DA FONSECA, Universidade de Brasília, Brazil; Diego NEPOMUCENO NARDI, Nagoya University, Japan; Renata Cristina DE FARIA GONÇALVES COSTA, Universidade de Brasília, Brazil

Participation of Women and Girls in the National Science, Technology and Innovation System in South Africa (Oral Presentation)
Nelius BOSHOFF, Stellenbosch University, South Africa; Dorothy NGILA, Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), South Africa

The Gendering of Internet-Based ICTs in Everyday Life (Oral Presentation)
Ulrike ROTH, University of Münster, Germany

The New ICTs and Gender Inequality in Korea (Oral Presentation)
Jeong-Ro YOON, KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), South Korea; Hye-Kyung PARK, Chungnam National University, South Korea