AFRO-NETS> Announcement - Gender, Science and Technology Gateway

[Sophia Huyer <shuyer@wigsat.org>]

Announcement - Gender, Science and Technology Gateway
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The UNESCO/GAB Policy Toolkit on Gender Indicators in Engineering, 
Science and Technology is now available on the Gender, Science and 
Technology Gateway.

The purpose of the Toolkit is to promote the collection of gender 
disaggregated data in scientific and technological activities for na-
tional and international policy. At the same time it is intended to 
pro-mote a common approach and coordinated methods to ensure the sys-
tematic collection of gender-disaggregated data on science and tech-
nology. Along the way, a snapshot is provided of the participation of 
women in S&T in general, both in industrialised and industrialising 
countries. A clearer under-standing of the national and international 
patterns of women's participation in scientific and technological ac-
tivities and the potential role they can play, it is hoped, will con-
vince policy makers of the value of mobilising the contributions 
women can make to national development.

Included are sections on:
- why data in S&T should be disaggregated for gender; 
- a survey of women's contributions to science and technology for de-
  velopment; 
- key issues concerning women's participation in engineering, science 
  and technology;
- a survey of international guidelines and practices in collecting 
  and analysing data in S&T; and
- a collection of case studies and models for collecting gender-
  disaggregated data in S&T and developing gender indicators.

Table of Contents:
1. Introductory Overview: Gender Indicators for EST 
2. The Leaky Pipeline: Gender Issues in Engineering, Science and 
   Technology: 
3. Measuring Science And Technology Activities: Principal Interna-
   tional Guidelines
4. Measuring Science And Technology Personnel: Measurements and Clas-
   sifications
5. Collecting Gender-Disaggregated Data: Case Studies and Models

The Toolkit is available on the Gender, Science and Technology Gate-
way at:
http://GSTGateway.wigsat.org
A paper copy will be produced in the near future. 

For more information, or to request a paper copy of the Toolkit, con-
tact
Sophia Huyer
mailto:shuyer@wigsat.org

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Sophia Huyer
Women in Global Science and Technology
and Once and Future Action Network
623 Brimley Road
Grafton, Ontario K0K 2G0, Canada
Tel +1-905-349-9962
Fax +1-905-349-2066
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