The Role Of Gender In Science

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Term Paper Title	The Role Of Gender In Science
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The Role of Gender in Science

     In Reflections on Gender and Science, Evelyn Fox Keller states how gender affects science.  In her conclusion she states that modern science is “defined in opposition to everything female” (Keller 64).  This relates to the fact that science is more masculine based.  Through observation one can see how modern science is “defined in opposition to everything female” (Keller 64).
     Women are traditionally viewed as being closer to nature than men.  This goes without saying due to the fact that, among other things, women give birth to children.  This could also stem from the fact that women are homemakers.  They are also viewed as being more emotional and spiritual than men.  For the early alchemists, woman’s ability to procreate remains a matter of reverence and a sign of Divine benediction.
     Men, on the other hand, are generally looked at as the stronger, more intelligent of the sexes.  This is one of the reasons for modern science being more masculine than feminine.  Culture is commonly related to men along with being rational.  Another reason that modern science is more masculine is due to the fact that in seventeenth century women were not commonly educated philosophers.  They didn’t go to college so the male is viewed as being more intelligent.
     “The intellectual climate of seventeenth-century England was characterized by a heightened interest in the pursuit of experimental knowledge of material nature” (45).  This interest is what brings about modern science.  Though the pursuit for this modern science is the main hype in the science field, the alchemists of the Renaissance still remain as the representati...

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