{"product_id":"women-in-field-biology-9780367820350","title":"Women in Field Biology","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWomen are contributing to disciplines once the sole domain of men. Field biology has been no different. The history of women field biologists, embedded in a history largely made and recorded by men, has never been written. Compilations of biographies have been assembled, but the narrativetheir storyhas never been told. In part, this is because many expressed their passion for nature as writers, artists, collectors, and educators during eras when women were excluded from the male-centric world of natural history and science. The history of women field biologists is intertwined with men's changing views of female intellect and with increasing educational opportunities available to women. Given the preponderance of today's professional female ecologists, animal behaviorists, systematists, conservation biologists, wildlife biologists, restoration ecologists, and natural historians, it is time to tell this storythe challenges and hardships they faced and still face, and the prominent rol\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreamble \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 1: \u003cb\u003eHistorical Perspective \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1: \u003cb\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOrigins:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEurope\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOrigins:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNorth America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2: \u003cb\u003ePre-1880 (Late Age of Discovery)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEurope\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNorth America \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3: \u003cb\u003e1880 to 1916 (Gilded Age)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4: \u003cb\u003e1917 to 1945 (War and Interwar Years) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Chicago plant ecologists \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Chicago animal ecologists \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Nebraska\/Minnesota plant ecologists \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Wisconsin limnologists \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Cornell legacy \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElsewhere in the United States \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5: \u003cb\u003e1945 to 1972 (Postwar Years)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6: \u003cb\u003e1972 to Present (Civil Rights Era)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 2: \u003cb\u003eCurrent Perspectives \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. Chapter 7: \u003cb\u003eBackgrounds, Paths, and Careers\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. Chapter 8: \u003cb\u003eExperiences and Perspectives \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRole models and mentors \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTales from the field \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoys and challenges of motherhood and field biology \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdvocacy for women: science outreach: service to \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe profession \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAre there advantages of being a woman in the field? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHardships and challenges \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSubtle or overt message that females are intellectually\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einferior to males \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrevented from doing something because of being a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewoman \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeed to prove self \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSafety issues\/Vulnerability as a woman \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSexual harassment\/Assault \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBullying\/Harassment\/Jealousy\/Stealing \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppearance \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther challenges \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChallenges associated with being a woman of color\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein field biology \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMicroaggressions (and some not so micro) \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePositive change \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncreasing diversity and inclusivity \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Words of wisdom\" for the next generation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 3: \u003cb\u003eLooking Toward the Future\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 9: \u003cb\u003eOngoing Challenges and Moving Forward \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGender bias in science \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eProve-it-again\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tightrope \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe maternal wall \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTug of war \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsolation \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdditional challenges faced by women field biologists \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEthnic and racial minorities in field biology \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoving forward\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018077864279,"sku":"9780367820350","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367820350.jpg?v=1750775561","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/women-in-field-biology-9780367820350","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}