Science and Gender

Gender may be considered a social construct, but it still influences many things in the world of science. From the differences in how men's and women's health is studied to the science of hormones, chromosomes, and gender identity, readers explore a variety of topics related to science and gender in this collection of articles from Scientific American. In addition to a plethora of pages filled with respected and factual content, readers also find a helpful glossary of scientific terms, resources for additional research, and an index to help them find topics of most interest to them.