Resources | GenderInSITE

01 Sep 2016

UNESCO Institute for Statistics: Interactive data tool presents the latest available data on gender gaps in the research career pipeline for countries at all stages of development

REGIONS: Arab Region, Central and South Asia, East and South-East Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Carribean, Sub-Saharan Africa

TYPE: Data

Read at Women in Science database

01 Sep 2016

National Assessments on Gender and STI

Women in Global Science and Technology (WISAT), 2012-ongoing: Data analysis project that studies the representation of women in national knowledge economies, with studies currently completed in Argentina, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, and the US.

REGIONS: Central and South Asia, East and South-East Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Carribean, Sub-Saharan Africa

TYPE: Case studies

National Assessments // women in SITE // WISAT // OWSD // Argentina // Brazil // India // Indonesia // Mexico // South Africa // South Korea // United States

Read at All reports on WISAT website

01 Sep 2016

From Ideas to Markets: The Gender Factor

Portia Ltd, 2013: Report explaining how gender can make research more meaningful and open up new markets for scientific knowledge

TYPE: Policy briefs

women in SITE // gender in the workforce // gender lens // gendered innovations

01 Sep 2016

Mainstreaming Gender in Science Education

Network of African Science Academies (NASAC), 2015: Report from a workshop on mainstreaming gender in science education makes numerous recommendations on increasing the participation of girls in science and promoting gender empowerment in the African context

REGIONS: Sub-Saharan Africa

TYPE: Policy briefs

STEM education // women in SITE // Africa // NASAC // IAP

01 Sep 2016

Why So Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

American Association of University Women (AAUW), 2010: Report presents eight recent research findings that provide evidence that social and environmental factors contribute to the underrepresentation of women in science and engineering.

TYPE: Policy briefs

STEM education // women in science // gender bias // gender stereotypes // AAUW // institutional bias

31 Aug 2016

Women’s and Girls’ Access to and Participation in Science and Technology

UNESCO, 2010 Background paper gives an overview of the state of women in science and technology (S&T) fields starting from primary education, and makes recommendations to close the gender gap.

TYPE: Policy briefs

women in SITE // UNESCO // gender stereotypes // gender equality // gender bias

31 Aug 2016

Revealing the Power of Gender Mainstreaming: Enhancing Development Effectiveness of Non-governmental Organizations in Africa

InterAction, 2005 Study examines the implementation and impacts of gender mainstreaming in sixteen African communities

REGIONS: Sub-Saharan Africa

TYPE: Case studies

Gender mainstreaming // InterAction // Africa // NGOs // Ghana // Kenya // Niger // Zambia

31 Aug 2016

Applying a Gender Lens to Science, Technology and Innovation

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2011 Report draws attention to the importance of applying a gender lens to STI policy and provides case studies on best practices in this area.

REGIONS: Sub-Saharan Africa

TYPE: Case studies

UNCTAD // gender lens // Gender mainstreaming

31 Aug 2016

Linking Science and Technology to Women’s Needs

AAAS for the Global Alliance for Diversifying the Science and Engineering Workforce, 2000 Booklet offers examples of how science, engineering, and technology intersect the critical issues articulated in the 1995 Platform for Action from the Women and NGO Forum in Beijing, China.

TYPE: Case studies

Site For Women // AAAS // gender equality // role models

11 Aug 2016

Promoting Gender Equality in Education

UNESCO

TYPE: Toolkits