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08 Aug 2017
The episode also underscores the struggles that women face in STEM and related ... time-consuming field that requires extensive and expensive education. ... The gender gap in medicine, as with STEM overall, is prevalent in both ...
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08 Aug 2017
Similarly, Oracle has invested $3 million to educate girls in STEM fields ... Even Google, who had some gender and diversity-related issues a few ...
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21 Jun 2017
On April 21 and 22, fourteen international experts in gender mainstreaming in higher education gathered in Buenos Aires for a GenderInSITE and Elsevier Foundation workshop on “Integration of gender perspectives in science and technology in higher education: Contributions to the advancement of the SDGs.” Organized by Gloria Bonder, the GenderInSITE regional focal point for Latin America and the...
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04 May 2017
On 26-27 April, GenderInSITE invited participants from UNESCO’s Stem and Gender Advancement (SAGA) Project to the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA) in Trieste, Italy, to...
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20 Mar 2017
On 20-21 April, the GenderInSITE regional focal point for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) will host the first GenderInSITE-Elsevier Foundation thematic workshop in Buenos Aires, on Integration of gender perspectives in science and technology in Higher Education: Contributions to the advancement of the SDGs. The workshop will bring together experts on science and technology in higher...
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17 Feb 2017
In 2016, GenderInSITE pledged its support and cooperation with the International Mathematical Union (IMU), International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) and International Astronomical Union...
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13 Feb 2017
On February 7-8, GenderInSITE organized a workshop in Trieste, Italy with the International Council for Science (ICSU) and the International Social Science Council (ISSC) to explore the gender dimension within large international scientific research production and coordination initiatives, and to have initial...
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10 Feb 2017
On Thurdsay, 9 February, leaders of international organizations, national governments, research universities and other educational institutions gathered at UNESCO headquarters in Paris to observe the second annual International Day for Women and Girls in Science. The day's programme, which focused around the theme of “Gender, Science and...
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27 Jan 2017
On February 11, 2017, the United Nations and partners will observe the second annual International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Per the UN website,
Science and gender equality are both vital for the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including the ...
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17 Nov 2016
At the Gender Summit 9 - Europe, GenderInSITE had the opportunity to hear SciDev.net director Nick Perkins introduce SciDev's newest online course, on integrating a gender lens into the scientific research process. While many researchers agree that awareness of gender dimensions of research should make for better and...