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30 Aug 2016
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...
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30 Aug 2016
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 ...
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30 Aug 2016
From 8-9 December, South Africa will host its inaugural Science Forum at the CSIR ICC in Pretoria, and GenderInSITE is pleased to host a session on Applying a gender lens in STI: Where are we now and what do we need do to next? The panel, which is organized by GenderInSITE's regional focal point for Southern Africa at the Academy of Science of South Africa (...
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30 Aug 2016
One of the greatest challenges faced in the effort to promote gender equality in science is the lack of data available on the subject. Although certain institutions, organizations and governments may collect gender-disaggregated data on things like numbers of women enrolled in STEM degree programs, employed as research faculty, or appointed to leadership positions, this data is often incomplete...
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30 Aug 2016
Next week, the Gender Summit 8 - North and Latin America will take place in Mexico City, continuing to advance the global conversation about gender in research with the theme of Science without borders: Improving impact by interlinking gender, geographic, disciplinary and educational dimensions. GenderInSITE is pleased to be...
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30 Aug 2016
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 ...
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30 Aug 2016
On 21-22 April, 2016, the GenderInSITE Steering Committee met in Trieste, Italy to oversee the continuing development of the initiative’s network and activities, review its international and regional activities to date, refine its action plan for 2016-2017, and discuss its strategy going forward. Participants in the meeting included: Shirley Malcom*, Head, Education and Human...
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30 Aug 2016
On 4-5 July, GenderInSITE's regional focal point for Southern Africa, the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) will jointly hold a communications event in Ebene Cybercity, Mauritius to introduce a policymakers'...
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30 Aug 2016
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...
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30 Aug 2016
GenderInSITE recently attended the Gender Summit 7 Europe in Berlin and was pleased to be able to host a panel on Transforming policies in funding, hiring and publishing on day 2 of the event. The well-attended panel chaired by Shirley Malcom, head of Education...