This book offers a positive and compelling exploration of how young south Asian women can be encouraged to study science further and to consider STEM as a career. Drawing together both intersectional and personal perspectives, the book celebrates south Asian culture, sharing the stories of these individuals, their multifaceted identities, aspirations and successes. At the micro-level, an intersectional analysis reveals complicated identity negotiations of being young, female, a science-orientated student, imigre, Muslim, a daughter and a sister, as well as how these identities might interact, nest, and shift. The chapters build on the authors' previous work in science education, developing models of science identity (Sci-ID) and women's engagement with the study of science and their aspirations for a science-based career.

Explores the tensions between the impact of social structures and the personal ambitions on the 'science lives' of young British Asian women.

About the Author
Saima Salehjee is Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Glasgow, UK. Mike Watts is Professor of Education in the Department of Education at Brunel University London, UK.

Reviews
This volume contributes significantly to allowing being successful in science more accessible for the minorities, with critical illustrations on intersectionality, science culture, agency and identity transformation. * Yuwei Xu, Associate Professor in Education, University of Nottingham, UK *



Book Information
ISBN 9781350232198
Author Dr Saima Salehjee
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC