Title: Beauty and the beasts : woman, ape, and evolution /
Authors: Jahme, Carole.
Publisher: Soho Press,
Year: 2000
Subjects: Primates Research.; Women primatologists.; Primatologists; Human-animal relationships.; Primates; Research; Women
Abstract: "Female primatologists study chimpanzees, orangutans and gorillas in many hazardous locations all over the world. The number of women in the field is startling. A few were once recruited by the famous Dr. Louis Leakey because he believed women to be more empathic and less biased observers. He proved right. Others followed, and today 62% of all primatologists are women."