Female Turn

Malin Ah-King is an evolutionary biologist (PhD) and Associate Professor in Gender Studies at the department of Ethnology, History of Religions and Gender Studies, Stockholm University in Sweden. She is a gender and science researcher, specializing in feminist science studies of sexual selection, and has authored numerous articles concerning gender and queer perspectives on biology.

“The Female Turn can and should be considered a powerful starting point for evolutionary biologists and other researchers working in the life sciences to start reflecting on the role that values and implicit (gender) bias may play in their own discipline.” (Jacopo Ambrosj, History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences, Vol. 46 (3), 2024)“I really enjoyed reading Ah-King’s book. It is thought provoking, insightful and I highly recommend it.” (Ingo Schlupp, ISBE Newsletter, Vol. 36 (1), 2024)

• Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. An early female turn in primate research.- Chapter 3. Turning appreciation of female choice.- Chapter 4. A female turn in bird research.- Chapter 5. Shifting perceptions about female insects, snakes, frogs, lizards, fishes and spiders.- Chapter 6. Sexual selection after mating: turning perceptions of female agency.- Chapter 7. Conclusions: An Epistemology of Ignorance in Sexual Selection