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17 Jun 2020
Together with her research team, Carolina Carrillo has developed a rapid and low cost test for the detection of COVID-19. In an exclusive interview with Gloria Bonder, Carrillo speaks about her work on COVID-19, as well as her career, and her dedication to gender equality in science.
Gloria Bonder is the Coordinator of GenderInSITE's Regional Focal Point for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC...
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25 Jul 2018
Girls and women see rising HIV infection rates despite global downturn
Women’s obstacles to care, sexual behaviour and risks still understudied
Signs of high risk in indigenous groups shows need to focus on subgroups
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22 Jul 2018
Hyderabad, Jul 22 (UNI) FICCI Ladies Organization (FLO), the women wing of ... empowerment as well as special emphasis on gender development.
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16 Jul 2018
In Bangladesh, one of the main social challenges presented by climate change is the furthered entrenchment of preexisting systemic gender inequality ...
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23 Feb 2018
A proceedings report from the September 2018 workshop Gender and Innovation: Implications for Sustainable Development is now available. This report from the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) provides a summary of...
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09 Aug 2017
Lack of access to water and sanitation results in women working in an ... The Guidelines for Integrating Gender-based Violence Interventions in ...
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30 Aug 2016
In the rural municipality of Yapacani in Bolivia, a recent project undertaken by an alliance of local aquaculture and agriculture collectives and researchers from Canada, Bolivia and Brazil has resulted in a drastic remarkable expansion of economic opportunities for women, and a boost to the overall economy and health of the region.
Rural residents of Yacapani, many of whom live in poverty, have...
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30 Aug 2016
A recent study of several payments for ecoystem services (PES) schemes in Kenya calls attention to the question of whether the benefits are accruing to both genders equally. ...
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30 Aug 2016
From 30 November-4 December 2015, GenderInSITE will host a workshop on Applying a Gender and Science Lens to Water Issues, in parallel with the Science Diplomacy Workshop on Sustainable Water Management hosted by TWAS, the World Academy of Sciences. The workshops, will be held...
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30 Aug 2016
The Gender Summits are an initiative to promote gender equality at all levels of scientific research and innovation; they convene regional and global stakeholders at conferences worldwide to demonstrate the importance of including women both as agents and subjects of scientific research, identify opportunities for change and mechanisms to implement these changes, and form communities around...