September 30th, 2019 | RESEARCH
The challenge to the science communication field put forward by Bruce Lewenstein, of the sector becoming a ‘ghetto’ of women's over-representation (see the commentary by Lewenstein in this issue), is a very timely wake-up call. This Commentary however, elaborates and frames the pivotal and constructivist premises on which this phenomenon should be interrogated and understood on many levels. It is critical that we undertake a deeper introspection, beyond just simplistic head counts of the number of women and men in the field, if we are to make sense of the seeming paradoxes that pervade the field, across the intersectionalities of gender, race, social class and other paradigms of inequality. This Commentary also highlights with qualitative and quantitative data how the interrogation of these developments in the field should bring on board inclusive global and diverse regional perspectives, critiques, good practices and nuances, to fully inform our shared understandings, and engender transformation in the field.
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Elizabeth Rasekoala, Author, African Gong — The Pan African Network for the Popularization of Science & Technology and Science CommunicationCitation
Identifier Type: DOI
Identifier: 10.22323/2.18040307
Identifier Type: ISSN
Identifier: 1824-2049
Publication: Journal of Science Communication
Volume: 18
Number: 4
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Access and Inclusion: Black | African American Communities | Ethnic | Racial | Low Socioeconomic Status | Women and Girls
Audience: Museum | ISE Professionals | Scientists
Discipline: General STEM
Resource Type: Peer-reviewed article | Research Products
Environment Type: Conferences | Professional Development | Conferences | Networks | Resource Centers and Networks