Crossing Boundaries, Building Bridges: Comparing the History of Women Engineers 1870s-1990s (Studies in the History of Science, Technology and Medicine Series) by Annie Canel (Editor), Ruth Oldenziel, Ruth Oldenziel, Karin Zachmann, Ruth Oldenziel (Editor)

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Women engineers have been in the public limelight for decades, yet we have surprisingly little historically grounded understanding of the patterns of employment and education of women in this field. Most studies are either policy papers or limited to statistical analyses. Moreover, the scant historical research so far available emphasizes the individual, single and unique character of those women working in engineering, often using anecdotal evidence but ignoring larger issues like the patterns of the labour market and educational institutions.
Richly illustrated, Crossing Boundaries, Building Bridges offers answers to the question why women engineers have required special permits to pass through the male guarded gates of engineering and examines how they have managed this. It explores the differences and similarities between women engineers in nine countries from a gender point of view. Through case studies the book considers the mechanisms of exclusion and inclusion of women engineers f

Michelle Perrot

A major fascinating contribution to the contemporary history of gender in its relations with education, knowledge, and profession as an ongoing social process, as a form of history-in-the-making.

Karin Hausen

These elegant essays meet a vital need by providing insights into how gender has influenced the development of engineering.

Paula M. Rayman

This book provides a vivid documentation on why and how women must be equal partners in the world of engineering.

Joan W. Scott

This is comparative scholarship at its best: detailed case studies rooted in national cultural contexts that, taken together, provide striking insight into the history of women in the quintessentially masculine field of engineering.

Booknews

This is the first scholarly and comprehensive look at women in what remains the most male dominated career: engineering. Through case studies of nine women engineers in nine countries, the book explores the mechanisms of inclusion and exclusion of women in the field, from education to the labor market, as well as the role of the state in aiding or impeding the advancement of women engineers. Well illustrated with many photographs. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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