Judy Wajcman

Judy Wajcman
Born	(1950-12-12) 12 December 1950
Academic work
Main interests	Social studies of technology
Notable works	TechnoFeminism

Judy Wajcman (born 12 December 1950), is a Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

She was formerly a Professor of Sociology in the Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. She has been a Visiting Professor at the Lehman Brothers Centre for Women in Business at London Business School, and at the Oxford Internet Institute. She has previously held posts in Cambridge, Edinburgh, Manchester, Sydney, Tokyo, Vienna, Warwick and Zurich. She has also been a Visiting Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford. She was the first woman fellow at St. John's College, Cambridge (Norman Laski Research Fellow 1978–80).

She was President (2010–2011) of the Society for the Social Studies of Science, and still sits on its Handbook Committee.

Research

Wajcman is probably best known for her analysis of the gendered nature of technology. She was an early contributor to the social studies of technology, as well as to studies of gender, work, and organisations.

Selected bibliography

Book chapters

• ISBN 9780203411650

Positions held

• Oxford Internet Institute:

• Research Associate, October 2008 – September 2014
• Senior Research Fellow, October 2007 – October 2008
• Research Associate, March 2006 – October 2007
• Visiting Fellow, October 2005 – February 2006