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19 Dec 2018
Former GenderInSITE Director presents on IDRC panel and chairs High-Level Session at CiLAC Forum 2018
Professor Alice Abreu, GenderInSITE’s former director, delivered a presentation at this year’s Latin American and Caribbean Science Forum (Foro CiLAC) in a panel organized by the International Development Research Center (IDRC), titled Exclusion on the investigation systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: experiences, challenges and alternatives. Her presentation focused on the strength that...
IDRC // Gender // exclusion // inclusion // higher education // climate change // Gender mainstreaming
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24 Oct 2018
GenderInSITE present Tools for Advancing Gender Equality and Women’s Issues in the New Urban Agenda at CiLAC Forum 2018
GenderInSITE invited two eminent professors and architects to present on the subject of Tools for Advancing Gender Equality and Women’s Issues in the New Urban Agenda, at CiLAC Forum, in Panama City, 22-24 October 2018: Professor Inés Sanchez de Madariaga, UNESCO Chair of Gender Equality Policies in Science, Technology and Innovation and Professor of Urban Planning at the Universidad Politécnica...
urban planning // new urban agenda // Gender mainstreaming // gender lens
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17 Jan 2017
What does it take to be a gender expert in development?
To better target programs and distribute aid most effectively, gender experts have become sought after in the development sector. But they weren't ...
gender in development // international development // Gender mainstreaming
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24 Nov 2016
Mainstreaming The Gender Dimension In India's Climate Change Discourse
The 4th Assessment Report of the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change released in 2007, unambiguously states that climate change is not ...
climate change // India // Gender mainstreaming
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07 Sep 2016
Join the SciDev.Net Twitter Chat for the first International Day of Women and Girls in Science - Thursday, 11 February 2016
On Thursday, 11 February 2016, the United Nations and partner organizations will observe the first International Day of Women and Girls in Science. This event, which was brought into effect by the signing of a resolution in December 2015, is a collective effort by several UN agencies including UNESCO, UN-Women,...
Education & Workforce // International Day of Women and Girls in Science // research // Site For Women // scidev.net // Twitter // United Nations // Events // gender bias // Gender mainstreaming // Science Policy // women in science
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30 Aug 2016
GenderInSITE workshop on Applying a Gender Lens to Your Research at the OWSD 5th General Assembly
GenderInSITE will host a workshop entitled ‘Applying a Gender Lens to (Your) Research,’ for interested participants in the OWSD 5th General Assembly and International Conference who are interested in gender in science issues and would like to build their understanding of the gendered dynamics of scientific research through an interactive discussion. The workshop will take place on Wednesday, 18...
Education & Workforce // Genderinsite Activities // OWSD // research // Events // Gender mainstreaming // women in science // Workshop
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30 Aug 2016
SciDev.Net and GenderInSITE workshops: Mainstreaming Gender into Science Journalism and Maximising Diversity in Readership
From November 25-27, 2014, GenderInSITE together with SciDev.net hosted two days of workshops in London with SciDev.net editorial staff on mainstreaming gender in science journalism and maximising gender diversity in the SciDev.net audience. Participants included  SciDev.net senior regional coordinators, assistant editors, user engagement coordinators, and freelance journalists. SciDev.net is ...
Genderinsite Activities // scidev.net // Events // Gender mainstreaming // Science communication // Workshop
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30 Aug 2016
SciDev.Net and GenderInSITE workshops: Mainstreaming Gender into Science Journalism and Maximising Diversity in Readership
From November 25-27, 2014, GenderInSITE together with SciDev.net hosted two days of workshops in London with SciDev.net editorial staff on mainstreaming gender in science journalism and maximising gender diversity in the SciDev.net audience. Participants included  SciDev.net senior regional coordinators, assistant editors, user engagement coordinators, and freelance journalists. SciDev.net is ...
Genderinsite Activities // scidev.net // Events // Gender mainstreaming // Science communication // Workshop
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30 Aug 2016
GenderInSITE at Gender Summit 7 Europe
GenderInSITE is pleased to be hosting a panel, Transforming policies in funding, hiring and publishing, at the Gender Summit 7 Europe. The conference will take place in Berlin on 6-7 November. Since 2011, the Gender Summit has held five conferences around the world to generate dialogue and identify important...
Education & Workforce // Gender summits // Genderinsite Activities // Site For Women // Events // Gender mainstreaming // Science Policy // women in science
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30 Aug 2016
GenderInSITE workshop to focus on applying the gender lens to water issues
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...
Genderinsite Activities // Site For Women // Sustainable Development Goals // Events // Gender mainstreaming // science diplomacy // Science Policy // Sustainability // Water // Workshop