Recent International Concerns in Gender and Science/Technology

Abstract

Escalation of concern in gender and science/technology is reviewed by reference to a bibliometric study of literature published in the field and to the International GASAT Conferences (Girls and Science and Technology). A brief survey of topics addressed at the 1987 GASAT 4 Conference is included. It is argued that the realities of involvement of girls/women in science/technology in any one time and place depends on the interactions of three factors: the expections of males and females in that society, the image and practice of science and technology and the objectives and organization of education. These are briefly expanded and a final section reports on recent studies in Thailand and in Australia where these factors lead to rather different outcomes.