Striking excerpt from the book: "Inequality between the two sexes is rejected by French and European law. However, these remain and still act as an
inexpressible groundswell and, subsequently, uncontrollable."
The author highlights how the law can become an essential tool for recognition and rehabilitation. Far from being
limited to a simple sociological observation, it proposes a deep reflection on equality policies in research, the
revision of patent granting protocols and the promotion of women researchers in decision-making bodies. In this sense,
law appears as an instrument of scientific justice, capable of correcting a history written for too long in the
masculine.
Puigelier also highlights the importance of digital technology and cultural initiatives in this collective rewriting
process. Databases, exhibitions, documentaries or audiovisual productions such as Picture a Scientist contribute to this
dynamic of visibility and emancipation. These contemporary tools allow not only to give a voice to the forgotten of
science, but also to question the power structures still at work.
hrough a clear, documented and committed approach, Catherine Puigelier proposes a lucid reading of the inequality of
recognition in the scientific world. Her work is not only a legal essay: it is a call to rethink the memory of
knowledge, to fully integrate women into it, and to build a scientific history that is finally shared and equitable.
