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Skip to main content Toggle navigation About Who we areContactThematic areas Education and the workforceAgriculture and food securityWater and sanitationEnergyClimate changeTransportationNewsResourcesRegionsVideo News Gloria Bonder announces the anniversary website of the UNESCO Regional Chair on Women, Science and Technology in Latin America 05 Nov 2021 Gloria Bonder is... READ MORE News Emeritus Professor Roseanne Diab of South Africa delivers Medal Lecture at the TWAS Fifteenth General Conference 05 Nov 2021 Stop gender blindness: science is for women and menIn her Medal Lecture at the TWAS Fifteenth General Conference, Emeritus Professor Roseanne Diab of South Africa explained what is gender transformation and why international organiza... READ MORE 05 Nov 2021 Gloria Bonder announces the anniversary website of... 05 Nov 2021 Emeritus Professor Roseanne Diab of South Africa... Resource portalREAD MORE >From our regional focal points in Latin America and the CaribbeanREAD MORE >From our regional focal points in AfricaREAD MORE > About us READ MOREWho we areGender in science, innovation, technology and engineering (SITE)is an international initiative to promote the role of women in science,innovation, technology and engineering, and to demonstrate how...READ MORE >Our MissionTo inspire transformative actions and more effective development by understandingthe impacts of SITE on women and men and how women and men can contribute to SITE.READ MORE > StrategyWe are building partnerships to identify, understand, and develop strategies to apply the gender lens to SITE in six key areas.By working with networks of researchers and policy-makers...READ MORE >Latest Video General Introduction to GenderInSITE South Africa and OWSD Southern Africa Latest Tweets Resources View all 29 Sep 2021 Gender Equality in Science: Inclusion and Participation of Women in Global Science Organizations (concise version) Read more 29 Sep 2021 Gender Equality in Science: Inclusion and Participation of Women in Global Science Organizations. Results of two global surveys. Read more 18 Feb 2021 Gender Dimension of Digital Technologies Read more 07 Dec 2020 Impact of GenderInSITE Read more 27 Nov 2020 Gender and Innovation: Implications for Sustainable Development A GenderInSITE Policy Brief Read more 17 Jun 2020 A Global Approach to the Gender Gap in Mathematical, Computing, and Natural Sciences: How to Measure It, How to Reduce It? Read at Read the report Thematic Areas Agriculture and food security Women play a key role in agricultural production around the world, making up 43% of the agriculture labour force in developing countries overall, and over 50% of the workforce in many sub-Saharan African countries. They make major contribut... READ MORE Latest news 17 Aug 2021 Webinar - African Women in Agricultural Research and Development 29 Nov 2018 Gender equity is the most overlooked solution for climate change 27 Sep 2018 Gender gaps in African agriculture are holding back progress Climate change Climate change is acknowledged to be a universal problem at the forefront of international policy discussions; but its gender aspects are less frequently considered. Climate change does not affect men and women in the same ways; nor will wo... READ MORE Latest news 06 Dec 2018 Gender equality vital part of forest-based climate action, says CIFOR scientist at COP24 03 Dec 2018 COP24: Two-week conference focusing on carbon neutrality, gender focus 29 Nov 2018 Gender equity is the most overlooked solution for climate change Education and the workforce Although there have been great strides made in the education of women and girls worldwide, women remain underrepresented in SITE fields in many countries in both the developed and developing worlds – particularly in the physical sciences,... READ MORE Latest news 14 Oct 2021 A new UNESCO global study: 'When Schools Shut: Gendered impacts of COVID-19 school closures' 29 Sep 2021 Gender Equality in Science: Inclusion and Participation of Women in Global Science Organizations Results of two global surveys. Women still under-represented in world science, report finds 14 Jul 2021 The World Forum for Women in Science (3-5 November 2021) Kenya Energy Access to modern, clean, affordable and sustainable energy is a critical issue in development, with an estimated 1.3 billion people in the developing world lacking access to electricity; yet its gender dimensions are rarely discussed. Women... READ MORE Latest news 03 Dec 2018 COP24: Two-week conference focusing on carbon neutrality, gender focus 20 Sep 2018 Best Practices in Accelerating Access to Household Energy: A Collection of Evidence from wPOWER Partners 10 Aug 2018 Be uncompromising, unwavering and unapologetic about gender inequality Transportation In general, transport systems and schedules worldwide have not been designed to meet the needs of women. In both developed and developing countries, women tend to make shorter and more frequent trips during the day than men, and are more of... READ MORE Latest news 03 Dec 2018 COP24: Two-week conference focusing on carbon neutrality, gender focus 24 Oct 2018 GenderInSITE present Tools for Advancing Gender Equality and Women’s Issues in the New Urban Agenda at CiLAC Forum 2018 23 Feb 2018 Workshop report - Gender and Innovation: Implications for Sustainable Development Water and sanitation Most of the world’s 1.2 billion poor people lack access to safe and reliable water for productive and domestic uses, and two thirds of these are women. Women and girls, who constitute the majority of the population in water-scarce areas, ... READ MORE Latest news 17 Jun 2020 Carolina Carrillo's COVID-19 Breakthrough: Interview with Gloria Bonder, GenderInSITE Regional Focal Point for LAC 25 Jul 2018 HIV research missing focus on young women 22 Jul 2018 FLO welcomes exemption of GST on sanitary napkins, tax reduction on house hold items News View all 05 Nov 2021 Emeritus Professor Roseanne Diab of South Africa... Stop gender blindness: science is for women and menIn her Medal Lecture at the TWAS Fifteenth General Conference, Emeritus Professor Roseanne Diab of South Africa explained what is gender transformation and why... READ MORE 05 Nov 2021 Gloria Bonder announces the anniversary website... Gloria Bonder isDirector of the Gender, Society and Policies Department, FLACSO ArgentinaCoordinator of the UNESCO Regional Chair on Women, Science and Technology in Latin AmericaCoordinator of the Global Network of... READ MORE 14 Oct 2021 A new UNESCO global study: 'When Schools... A new UNESCO global study, When Schools Shut: Gendered impacts of COVID-19 school closures, exposes failure to factor in gender in COVID-19 education responses and widening gaps in access to quality education following... READ MORE 29 Sep 2021 Gender Equality in Science: Inclusion and... A study reporting on the inclusion and participation of women in over 120 science organizations that are coordinated at a global level finds that women are still under-represented. It calls for a coalition for gender... READ MORE 21 Sep 2021 Gender Summit 20 (2021) - LAC The Gender Summit 20 (2021 – LAC, the third held in Latin America (https://gender-summit.com/gs20-2021-lac) is taking place from 15th to 23rd September 2021 as a virtual event. GS20 (2021) – LAC is led by the British... READ MORE 03 Aug 2021 UNESCO Hiring: Communication consultant UNESCO is hiring for a communications consultant to support digital and audio-visual communication efforts on gender equality in education.Applications are open through 23 August 2021, to [email protected]. READ MORE 14 Jul 2021 The World Forum for Women in Science (3-5... The World Forum for Women in Science will take place on 3-5 November 2021 in Kenya as an online multi-disciplinary meeting.Distinguished young scientists will get special offer to waive their registration fees READ MORE 14 Jun 2021 Support of Elsevier Foundation GenderInSITE is delighted to acknowledge the support of the Elsevier Foundation, our long-term partner, for the organization of Gender Equality and Women in Science initiatives READ MORE Rss View all 07 Dec 2018 Gender equality vital part of forest-based climate action, says CIFOR scientist at COP24 Despite an increasing body of literature on the topic, forest policymakers often overlook gender considerations. Read at Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) 03 Dec 2018 COP24: Two-week conference focusing on carbon neutrality, gender focus COP24, the two-week 24th conference of the parties of the United Nations Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC), started in Katowice, Poland, with a special focus on carbon neutrality and gender equali Read at United News of India 30 Nov 2018 Gender equity is the most overlooked solution for climate change When farms are less productive, that leads to deforestation, as farmers clear more land to grow the same amount of food. Read at Fast Company 11 Oct 2018 Keep record of girls who drop out of schools due to early marriage Minister of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Ummy Mwalimu issued the directives in Dar es Salaam yesterday during her keynote speech to officiate a National Dialogue on Read at The Guardian, Tanzania 27 Sep 2018 Gender gaps in African agriculture are holding back progress Gender gaps in agriculture in Africa are holding back progress towards ending hunger and must be urgently addressed, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s Director-General José Graziano da Sil Read at The Eagle 26 Sep 2018 Human Development Index Finds Improvements in Well-Being but Wide Inequalities 14 September 2018: The UN Development Programme (UNDP) launched the 2018 Human Development Index (HDI) finding that, on average, people are living longer, are more educated and have greater income. Read at IISD: SDG Knowledge Hub 24 Sep 2018 India paints a mixed picture on gender equality: UN report A sustainable development goal gender index to track progress for girls and women and to measure gender equality across the issues covered in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Read at DNA India 21 Sep 2018 FAO calls for urgent action to mainstream gender in agriculture policy in Sri Lanka An extensive gender gap in the food and agriculture sector prevails in Sri Lanka despite women constituting a significant portion of the agricultural labour force, according to the Country Gend Read at Colombo Gazette Events View all 03rd SeptemberWebinar - African Women in Agricultural Research and Development zoomAfrican Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) is delighted to invite you to register for our upcoming webinar on September 3, 2021.The interactive discussion will explore the opportu... Read more 08th MarchGender dimension of refugee scientists GenderInSITE, TWAS, IAP and ISC Online eventJoin GenderInSITE, TWAS and IAP representatives when they discuss the Gender Dimension of Refugee and Displaced Scientists at the World Forum for Women in SciencePlenary Session:Sena Galazzi. Associ... Read more 29th OctoberWebinar on African Women in Science Leadership on Thursday, 29 October 2020 Zoom GenderInSITE in collaboration with START will be hosting a webinar on African Women in Science Leadership on Thursday, 29 October 2020.Specifically, START and GenderInSITE are seeking to convene dive... Read more 15th FebruaryGenderInSITE at the AAAS Meeting, Seattle Washington StateWomen's Leadership in the Global Science System10:00-11:30 Saturday, February 15, 2020As gender equality and gender equity in science receive ever-increasing attention amongst decision-makers, the g... Read more 21st NovemberGenderInSITE at the World Science Forum, Budapest 2019 Budapest,This year's World Science Forum will take place at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, 20-23 November 2019.GenderInSITE are holding a Thematic Session on Gender Equality in STI: an Ethical I... Read more 18th JulyGenderInSITE at this year’s Global Forum on Women in Scientific Research (GoFoWiSeR) King Fahd PalaceGenderInSITE Director Roseanne Diab will be presenting in a panel discussion on Lessons from institutions’ interventions to increase the number and experiences of female researchers on day two of the... Read more GenderInSite HomeResourcesAboutRegionsNewsVideo thematic areas EnergyAgriculture & Food SecurityClimate ChangeWater & SanitationEducation & the WorkforceTransportation OWSD SecretariatICTP CampusAdriatico Guesthouse, 7th floor34151 Trieste, ItalyTerms and conditions of use