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Missing Links : Gender Equity in Science and Technology for Development.
Title:
Missing Links : Gender Equity in Science and Technology for Development.
Author:
Development, Gender Working Group of the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for.
ISBN:
9781552500514
Physical Description:
1 online resource (388 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 TAKING ACTION: Conclusions and recommendations of the Gender Working Group -- Chapter 2 KEY PATHS FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: On the road to environmentally sustainable and equitable development -- Chapter 3 CLAIMING AND USING INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE -- Chapter 4 WOMEN SPEARHEAD FOOD SECURITY: Science and technology an asset? -- Chapter 5 A CRISIS IN POWER: Energy planning for development -- Chapter 6 LOOKING AT HEALTH THROUGH WOMEN'S EYES -- Chapter 7 DOING THE RIGHT THING, NOT JUST DOING THINGS RIGHT: A framework for decisions about technology -- Chapter 8 SCHOOLING FOR WHAT?: Education and career opportunities for women in science, technology, and engineering -- Chapter 9 LITERACY FOR ALL: Educating and empowering women -- Chapter 10 WHO BENEFITS?: Measuring the differential impact of new technologies -- Chapter 11 THE "DOUBLE BIND": Women in small- and medium-sized enterprises -- Chapter 12 INFORMATION AS A TRANSFORMATIVE TOOL: The gender dimension -- Chapter 13 JUST ADD WOMEN AND STIR? -- Appendix A: THE GENDER WORKING GROUP: of the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development -- Appendix B: PREVIOUS RECOMMENDATIONS: Building on two decades of experience -- Appendix C: ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS -- Bibliography.
Abstract:
In this landmark book, the UN-commissioned Gender Working Group outlines its policy proposals for national science and technology programs. Its goal is to ensure that women and men have equal access to and benefit equally from science and technology. The proposals are supported by essays written by distinguished scholars and experts.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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