Emakumeok, zientzia eta teknologia

Abstract

Women, science and technology. The main aim of this article is double. On the one hand, it tries to summarize the role that women have played in the creation of knowledge in the last centuries, especially in Europe, to have a look at their opportunities and handicaps in these fields. And on the other hand, related to the XX Century, after brieflyexplaining the main theories that have tried to explain the creation of innovations, we analyse the role that women play within the main actors of new recognised knowledge. Finally, we concentrate on the main changes we have to push forward in order to overcome the current limits and obstacles women find in these spheres.