Description
Gender Tech
Book Summary
Gender Tech analyzes how technologies designed for the female body, from the contraceptive pill to fertility apps, have been both a tool of emancipation and a means of control. Laura Tripaldi dismantles the narrative of neutral technological progress to show how these devices have shaped reproductive autonomy, while also generating new forms of oppression. This essay offers a critical and necessary perspective for understanding the relationship between gender, science, and power in the 21st century.
What is it about?
The book examines the double-edged nature of technology applied to women's bodies. On one hand, inventions such as pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, and contraceptives have allowed for greater self-determination, freeing women from the limitations imposed by biology. On the other hand, Tripaldi reveals the dark side of this progress: the little-known side effects of synthetic hormones, the medicalization of natural processes, and the use of technology to control fertility in vulnerable populations. Through rigorous analysis, the author connects these devices with the power structures that perpetuate gender inequality.
Main themes
- Technology as a tool for both emancipation and control over the female body.
- The side effects and health risks of hormonal contraception and other reproductive technologies.
- The medicalization of women's health and the scientific construction of "nature."
- The use of technological devices for the surveillance and regulation of fertility in contexts of social inequality.
- The relationship between feminism, biopolitics, and contemporary technological development.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at anyone interested in feminist theory, gender studies, and the critique of technology. It is also essential reading for healthcare professionals, reproductive rights activists, and any reader who wishes to understand how science and technology influence women's autonomy and daily lives.
What this book contributes
- A critical perspective on the relationship between technology and gender, moving beyond technological optimism.
- Documented information on the risks and side effects of normalized technologies like the contraceptive pill.
- An analysis of how technological progress can reproduce dynamics of oppression and social control.
- Tools for rethinking reproductive autonomy from an informed and critical position.
Technical specifications
- Author: Tripaldi, Laura
- Publisher: ENCLAVE DE LIBROS
- Language: Spanish
- Topic: Feminism and feminist theory, Gender studies, Gender groups, Sexual behavior, Women's health
- Collection: Tangentes
- Publication date: July 2025
- Number of pages: 226
- Weight: 200 g
Editorial review
Gender Tech is a timely and necessary essay that questions the promises of technology from a feminist perspective. Laura Tripaldi succeeds in building a bridge between the history of science, social critique, and everyday experience, offering a reading that invites reflection without falling into simplifications. It is a work that adds depth to an urgent debate about who controls bodies and at what price.