Genes, Women, Equality

by Mary Briody Mahowald

Genetics is not gender neutral in its impact. Mahowald cites a wide range of biological and psychosocial examples that reveal its different impact on men and women, especially with regard to reproduction and caregiving. She examines the extent to which these differences are associated with gender injustice, arguing for positions that reduce inequality between the sexes. The critical perspective Mahowald brings to this analysis is an egalitarian interpretation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195121104
• ISBN13: 9780195121100
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.5"