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30 Aug 2016
Explicit and implicit gender bias in science vary by country, remain widespread
New research by psychologists at Northwestern University and UC Berkeley shows that gender bias in science is a universal problem—but differences in the types of bias that exist vary by country. Northwestern's David I. Miller, lead author on the study, together with Alice H. Eagly at Northwestern and Marcia C. Linn at Berkeley investigated both explicit and implicit bias in 66 nations, finding...
Education & Workforce // research // gender bias // gender data // gender stereotypes
Research
30 Aug 2016
New National Assessments on Gender and STI for East Africa released
Since 2012, GenderInSITE's host organization, the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD), in cooperation with Women in Global Science and Technology (WISAT), has supported the collection and analysis of data on the status of women in science, technology and innovation (STI) at the national level, through...
Africa // East Africa // Education & Workforce // National Assessments on Gender and STI // OWSD // research // gender data // Science Policy // women in science
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30 Aug 2016
GIS workshop on Applying a Gender Lens to (Your) Research
On 19 May, GenderInSITE hosted a workshop at the OWSD 5th General Assembly and International Conference in Kuwait City, Kuwait on Applying a Gender Lens to (Your) Research. The workshop was attended by 115 participants from different backgrounds, disciplines, countries and at...
Education & Workforce // Genderinsite Activities // OWSD // research // Events // Gender mainstreaming // Science Policy // women in science // Workshop