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Bioethics' gender.

Hilde Lindemann1

  • 1Michigan State University, USA.

The American Journal of Bioethics : AJOB
|February 28, 2006
PubMed
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Bioethics is feminized, but its methods harm women by adopting a masculine persona. This analysis urges reflection on gender, race, and class in bioethical power structures.

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Area of Science:

  • Bioethics
  • Gender Studies
  • Sociology of Science

Background:

  • The field of bioethics is often perceived as implicitly gendered.
  • Feminine-associated traits can be devalued in academic and professional settings.
  • Understanding the gender dynamics within scientific fields is crucial for equity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the gendered nature of bioethics.
  • To identify how bioethics' methods harm women.
  • To explore the intersection of gender, race, and class in bioethical power systems.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of 'gender' within bioethics.
  • Enumeration of drawbacks associated with being gendered feminine.
  • Examination of bioethics' adoption of a masculine persona.

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Main Results:

  • Bioethics exhibits three of the four identified drawbacks of being gendered feminine.
  • The field adopts a masculine persona to avoid a fourth drawback, causing harm to women.
  • This masculine persona perpetuates harmful power systems.

Conclusions:

  • Bioethics' gendered methods inflict harm on women.
  • There is a need for bioethicists to critically examine their complicity in gender, race, and class-based power structures.
  • Challenging the masculine persona is essential for a more equitable bioethics.