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2 A Brief Life Story of the Life Sciences
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- List of Figures and Tables ix
- Acknowledgments xi
- Introduction 1
- 1 Explaining Sexual Apartheid in Science 9
- 2 A Brief Life Story of the Life Sciences 33
- 3 Life in the Commercial Laboratory: Institutionalizing the Network Form 51
- 4 Coming In on Queue? Women’s and Men’s Entry into Biotech 79
- 5 Networks vs. Hierarchies in Promoting Women Scientists 99
- 6 Flexibility, Flexibility, Flexibility: Narratives of Gender Equality in Biotech 117
- 7 Conclusion: The Knowledge Economy, Innovation, and Equality 135
- Appendix: Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Methods to Study Scientists 155
- References 179
- Index 199
- About the Book 205
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- List of Figures and Tables ix
- Acknowledgments xi
- Introduction 1
- 1 Explaining Sexual Apartheid in Science 9
- 2 A Brief Life Story of the Life Sciences 33
- 3 Life in the Commercial Laboratory: Institutionalizing the Network Form 51
- 4 Coming In on Queue? Women’s and Men’s Entry into Biotech 79
- 5 Networks vs. Hierarchies in Promoting Women Scientists 99
- 6 Flexibility, Flexibility, Flexibility: Narratives of Gender Equality in Biotech 117
- 7 Conclusion: The Knowledge Economy, Innovation, and Equality 135
- Appendix: Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Methods to Study Scientists 155
- References 179
- Index 199
- About the Book 205
