Abstract

Gender & technology: a reader

Contents: Introduction : Interrogating boundaries / Nina E. Lerman, Ruth Oldenziel, and Arwen P. Mohun -- Why feminine technologies matter / Judith A. McGaw -- Why masculine technologies matter / Ruth Oldenziel -- Situated technology : meanings / Rebecca Herzig -- Situated technology : camouflage / Rachel P. Maines -- Industrial genders : constructing boundaries / Nina E. Lerman -- Industrial genders : home/factory / Arwen P. Mohun -- Industrial genders : soft/hard / Paul N. Edwards -- Cigarmaking / Patricia Cooper -- Dressmaking / Wendy Gamber -- Meatpacking / Roger Horowitz -- Programming / Jennifer Light -- Economics and homes : agency / Joy Parr -- Home economics : mediators / Carolyn M. Goldstein -- Home ideologies : progress? / Ronald R. Kline -- The shoulders we stand on/The view from here : historiography and directions for research / Nina E. Lerman, Arwen P. Mohun, and Ruth Oldenziel.