The lecture gives an overview about the categories ¿sex¿ and ¿gender¿ focussing on science and technology.

The course points out the following three perspectives:

• Women in science and technology: structural and symbolic barriers for women in the field of science and technology, with provided answers and strategies
• Science and technology of gender: analysis of the social, historical, political and cultural processes of doing gender in technological artefacts
• Gender in science and technology: analysis of the critical role of gender in the exchange between science and society, in developing theories, methods, interpretation of results

The course will be held in 4 blocks. Students are requested to attend all blocks and the preliminary discussion. In addition to the attances, students will have to prepare a presentation (written and oral). 

Introduction to the debates and current research questions in the field gender and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).

Self-reflection on societal phenonmon and strauctures; images and stereotypes of engineers; situation of women and men in the STEM-field (at universities as well as in research institutions and companys).

Within the course gender sensitive methods and didactics will be applied.

Attendance on all blocks, presence

paper and presentation

no specific