Resources

09 Sep 2016
FAO/Asian Development Bank, 2013: Report analyzes gender inequalities that constrain food and nutrition security in the Asia and Pacific region and recommends priority interventions that would enhance food and nutrition security
01 Sep 2016
Portia Ltd, 2013: Report explaining how gender can make research more meaningful and open up new markets for scientific knowledge
01 Sep 2016
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
01 Sep 2016
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.
31 Aug 2016
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.
11 Aug 2016
Working paper traces the ways in which women’s economic empowerment through climate mitigation and adaptation fosters economic growth and socioeconomic development, reduces poverty, keeps environmental problems in check, and increases the potential for adaptation.