Gender in the history and future of science: Seeing the forest for the trees
How can insights from the history of gender in science help to promote a more equitable and innovative future? Historical scholarship on the intersectional role of gender in science has taken multifocal approaches, elucidating how identities, epistemologies, and the theories of science itself have been influenced by gender and in turn shape the practice of science. As we look to the future of complex challenges such as climate change and global pandemics, lessons from the history of gender in science can help to guide and reframe the science we use to approach these critical predicaments.