Expert group meeting
Gender, science and technology
Paris, France, 28 September-1 October 2010
Introduction
In accordance with its multi-year programme of work for 2010-2014, the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) will consider ‘Access and participation of women and girls to education, training, science and technology, including for the promotion of women’s equal access to full employment and decent work’ as its priority theme during its fifty-fifth session in 2011.
In order to contribute to a fuller understanding of the issue and to assist the Commission in its deliberations, the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW, now part of ) in collaboration with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) convened an expert group meeting (EGM) on ‘Gender, science and technology’ from 28 September to 1 October 2010 in Paris, France.
The EGM explored the gender dimensions of science and technology, and identified policies and programmes that can accelerate progress towards the internationally agreed development goals, including the MDGs. It examined strategies for:
• Increasing women’s access to and use of technology, including more gender-responsive products
• Increasing women’s access to and participation in science and technology education and training
• Eliminating barriers to women’s participation in science and technology employment
The EGM provided input for:
• the report of the Secretary-General to the Commission (E/CN.6/2011/3,
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• the outcome of the Commission, the agreed conclusions (A C
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S) - a set of policy recommendations to be implemented by all stakeholders
Final EGM report
Gender, science and technology
Background papers
Londa Schiebinger
Stanford University, USA
Gender, science and technology
EGM/ST/2010/BP.1
Presentation
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Women’s and girls’ access to and participation in science and technology
EGM/ST/2010/BP.2
Presentation
Expert papers
Monia Cheikh
University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia
Women’s and girls’ participation in science and technology in North Africa
EGM/ST/2010/EP.9
Flavia Franconi
University of Sassari, Italy
Sex and gender analysis in medical and pharmacological research
EGM/ST/2010/EP.12
Presentation
Sophia Huyer
Women and Global Science and Technology (WIGSAT), Canada
Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSDW)
Addressing global challenges: focusing science, technology and innovation (STI) policy and funding through a gendered lens
EGM/ST/2010/EP.7
Presentation
Kong-Ju-Bock Lee
National Institute for Supporting Women in Science and Technology (NIS-WIST), Republic of Korea
Effective policies for supporting education and employment of women in science and technology
EGM/ST/2010/EP.6
Presentation
Jeffry Mallow
Loyola University Chicago, USA
Gender, science anxiety, and science attitudes:
A multinational perspective
EGM/ST/2010/EP.5
Presentation
Verdiana Grace Masanja
National University of Rwanda, Rwanda
Increasing women's participation in science, mathematics and technology education and employment in Africa
EGM/ST/2010/EP.8
Presentation
Klaus Schroeder
Design-people, Denmark
Gender dimensions of product design
EGM/ST/2010/EP.13
Mereseini Seniloli
Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Federated States of Micronesia
Gender dimensions of science and technology in agriculture and climate change: A case study
EGM/ST/2010/EP.3
Presentation
Nikolina Sretenova
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria
What has worked in Europe to increase women's participation in science and technology
EGM/ST/2010/EP.11
Presentation
Viswanath Venkatesh
University of Arkansas, USA
Advancement of women in rural India
EGM/ST/2010/EP.4
Presentation
Judi Wakhungu
African Centre for Technology Studies, Kenya
Gender dimensions of science and technology: African women in agriculture
EGM/ST/2010/EP.2
Judith Zubieta García
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico
Women, development, and the knowledge society in Latin America
EGM/ST/2010/EP.1
Presentation
Observer papers
International Labour Office
EGM/ST/2010/OP.1
French Association of Women Engineers (Femmes Ingénieurs)
EGM/ST/2010/OP.2
American Association of University Women (AAUW)
EGM/ST/2010/OP.3
Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSDW)
EGM/ST/2010/OP.4
Related documents
Photos and videos
Jeffry Mallow on science anxiety:
Flavia Franconi on gender medicine:
Verdiana Masanja on women scientists in Africa:
Klaus Schroeder on the gender dimensions of product design:
Judi Wakhungu on women's needs for different agricultural tools:
Judith Zubieta on the importance of ICTs for education: