Abstract
Recent study about women and science is a good source of material for addressing the under representation of women in science. This article is the result of an interdisciplinary fusion of science and women’s studies in environment. Discipline demographics reveal that women are presented to textbooks less often expected and that explicit discussion of the social and cultural context is enriched with material about women’s contributions, students’ awareness of women scientists improves. Such knowledge of women can play a critical role in proactively challenging students’ perceptions of ecology.
Highlights
Visibility of gender in biology shows the phenotype characters which differs the male and female separate
The impact of environmental degradation is gender differentiated in terms of workloads and the quality of life; women are the first to be affected by the depletion of natural resources
Environmental degradation caused by poorly managed and utilized waste products and pollutants can have a disproportionate impact on women, who seem to be more susceptible to the toxic effects of certain chemicals
Summary
Visibility of gender in biology shows the phenotype characters which differs the male and female separate. These are called sexes, denotes the men and women. Gender is an integral competent of every aspect of the economic, social, daily and private lives of individuals and societies and of the different roles ascribed by society to men and women. Gender relations are defined as the specific mechanisms whereby different cultures determine the functions and responsibilities of each sex. They determine access to material resources, such as land, credit and training and more other resources
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