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La fabrique d'une persona scientifique au féminin Cabanel, Anna
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10.33612/diss.109504410
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Cabanel, A. (2019). La fabrique d'une persona scientifique au féminin: the International Federation of University Women (années 1920-années 1960). University of Groningen.
https://doi.org/10.33612/diss.109504410
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EFENDING PROPOSITIONS
1. The International Federation of University Women (IFUW) functioned as an international organization explicitly assembled around the creation and support of a persona, the ‘university woman’, with a (non-exclusive) focus on women scientists. 2. Through the establishment of a fellowship programme, international clubhouses, and
the promotion of transnational contacts and collaboration the IFUW leading members actively supported the stature and career of women scientists worldwide.
3. The scientific component of the university women’s identity was gradually marginalised following WWII (chapters 7 & 8).
4. Fellowships confer authority, credibility and social capital. Funding bodies thus play a crucial role in shaping our understanding of the ideal scientist and have considerable impact on knowledge production (chapter 4).
5. Scientific personae are hybrid constructions: they result of multiple negotiations linked to institutional, national and disciplinary frameworks (chapters 5 & 6).
6. IFUW members promoted models of successful women scientists through which they aimed to demonstrate the compatibility between women and science and inspire future generations of scholars (chapters 2, 3, 6 & 8).
7. The undervaluation of women in science is linked to cultural representations of the ideal scientist that are, to this day, associated with male attributes.
8. To promote equality between men and women in science and academia it is essential to provide children with (positive) models of women scientists through literature and toys. 9. Diversity in scientific communities will broaden perspectives and consequently will
improve scientific output.
10. Exchange and travel programmes such as Erasmus play a crucial role in increasing understanding and promoting solidarity across geographical and cultural borders.
