Deconstructing Patriarchy through the study of Women in Science by Rachel Ignotofsky

Abstract

The paper tries to highlight the contributions that women have made in a man’s world. The contributions of women in science have been spurned for long in the past but the modern world cannot reject the fact that so many women from diverse disciplines be it psychology, biology, genetics, engineering, mathematics or geology have become pioneers in science and brought a remarkable shift in the way we think about the world and the way we think about ourselves. Their intellect has splintered the patriarchal mindsets and shattered the wall of traditions which aimed to suppress and oppress women. Women emancipated themselves with the tool of Science and showed that even in conditions which aren’t conducive to their growth and development; they can perform as well as men who possess ideal working conditions which adhere to their growth and development.