Gender Indicators in Science, Engineering and Technology

Instruments

This Toolkit for Gender Indicators in Engineering, Science and Technology, designed for guidance in collecting sex-disaggregated data in scientific and technological activities, aims at helping decision-makers, researchers, and practitioners understand gender issues better and formulate successful policy and programming. It intends to promote a common approach in the systematic collection of sex-disaggregated data in science and technology.In addition to guidance in collecting data, each Toolkit provides an overview of the participation of women in STEM fields, both in industrialized and

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Inclusion, Disabilities, and Informal Science Learning

Publications

Inclusion, Disabilities, and Informal Science Learning, a report by the CAISE Access Inquiry Group, offers a theoretical framework for thinking about inclusion of people with disabilities in informal science education (ISE), then reviews current practice in museums (broadly defined), in media and technology, and in youth and community programs.

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Women in Science & Technology - The Business Perspective

Publications

Companies with well-managed gender mainstreaming policies often see an improvement in their economic performance - This is a key finding of a report on Women in Science and Technology (WiST), created by the European Commission. The WiST report examines what can be done to attract more women researchers into industry.

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Science, Technology, and Gender: An International Report

Publications

This International Report is both a conceptual and analytical tool and a framework for action for policy-makers with regard to science, technology and gender (STG) strategies at national, regional and international levels, this report seeks to promote serious discussion of gender within national and international scientific and academic communities.

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ITEST Info Brief: Equity in On-line Professional Development

Publications

ITEST LRC Info Brief Volume 2, September 2004This publication addresses the concept that equity in education refers not only to equal access or equal treatment, but to education that addresses the differing needs of different populations and that produces equitable outcomes, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, disability, and class.

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