Gender Equality in Science: A Philosophical Perspective

Author: Rolin K.

Source: Higher Education in Europe, Volume 25, Number 2, 1 July 2000 , pp. 201-205(5)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

Arguments used to justify gender equality in higher education often appeal to values which belong to the social context of science (human rights, efficient use of human resources, economic growth), and hence, may appear to practicing scientists as policy interventions from the outside. The author suggests that arguments which appeal to the values internal to scientific communities (objectivity, rationality, and truth) can be used to bring the goal of gender equality in higher education closer to practicing scientists and academics. Two such arguments in support of gender equality in higher education are presented.

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

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