Gender Literacy Research Articles

Book ReviewsAthena Unbound: The Advancement of Women in Science and Technology. By Henry Etzkowitz, Carol Kemelgor, and Brian Uzzi. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000.Women, Science, and Society: The Crucial Union. By Sue V. Rosser. New York: Teacher’s College Press, 2000.Women Becoming Mathematicians: Creating a Professional Identity in Post–World War II America. By Margaret A. M. Murray. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press,

Previous articleNext article No AccessBook Reviews . By Henry Etzkowitz, Carol Kemelgor, and Brian Uzzi. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000. . By Sue V. Rosser. New York: Teacher’s College Press, 2000. Athena Unbound: The Advancement of Women in Science and Technology. By Henry Etzkowitz, Carol Kemelgor, and Brian Uzzi. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000. Women, Science, and Society: The Crucial Union. By Sue V. Rosser. New York: Teacher’s College Press, 2000. Women Becoming Mathematicians: Creating a Professional Identity in Post–World War II America. By Margaret A. M. Murray. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2000.Nancy W. Brickhouse and Pamela S. Lottero‐PerdueNancy W. BrickhouseUniversity of Delaware Search for more articles by this author and Pamela S. Lottero‐PerdueUniversity of Delaware Search for more articles by this author University of DelawareUniversity of DelawarePDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Signs Volume 28, Number 3Spring 2003Gender and Science: New Issues Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/345330 Views: 43Total views on this site Citations: 1Citations are reported from Crossref Permission to reprint a book review printed in this section may be obtained only from the author(s).PDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Brenda Alpert Sigall, Mary Strouse Pabst Gender literacy: enhancing female self-concept and contributing to the prevention of body dissatisfaction and eating disorders, Social Science Information 44, no.11 (Jun 2016): 85–111.https://doi.org/10.1177/0539018405050462

Reading and Writing the Ecosocial Environment

JULIA MARTIN shares her experiences in teaching environmental literacy—something she has recently embarked on to expose students to the link between gender literacy and environmental questions, and to bridge the no-speak divide between academia and the environmental movement

Politics of knowledge, models of development and literacy

After four decades of crusades against illiteracy, a fully literate society is still beyond reach. Nearly one-third of the world's population over the age of 15 remain illiterate. Unesco projects that by the year 2000, there will be a billion illiterates. Some 98 per cent of these illiterates reside in developing countries. The world's total 889 million illiterates in 1985, are unequally distributed between Asia (75 per cent), Africa (18 per cent) and Latin America (5 per cent). Women form a disproportionate share among illiterates and their share is increasing. While women comprised 58 per cent of illiterates in 1960, this figure jumped to 63 per cent in 1983 (Stromquist, 1990, p. 93). While the minimal goal of achieving functional literacy is still far away, there are now needs for ecological literacy, gender literacy and cultural literacy. A number of questions need to be answered. Who are these people who have

Gender, Race, and Cultural Literacy: Consequences for Academic Performance

Gender, Race, and Cultural Literacy: Consequences for Academic Performance

Knowing the “Right Stuff”: Attrition, Gender, and Scientific Literacy

The study of college retention and attrition in science and mathematics has focused predominantly on the indexing of students' attributes. Little research has attended to disciplinary environments of teaching and learning or students' understandings of attrition. This article uses quantitative and qualitative data to locate patterns of attrition behaviors and the sense undergraduate women and men make of the event. The conclusion provides a critical analysis of gender orientations to attrition and scientific literacy.