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[toc] Latest publications 2019 SIGI 2019 Global Report (OECD 2019) SIGI 2019 Regional Report for Eurasia (OECD 2019) Measuring women’s economic empowerment: Time use data and gender inequality (OECD 2019) UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women annual report 2018 (UN Trust Fund 2019) Fund for Gender Equality annual report 2018-2019 (FGE 2019) A […]

APC Women’s Networking Support Program (APC WNSP)

Table of Contents 1 About APC Women’s Networking Support Program (APC WNSP) 1.1 History 1.2 About APC 2 Examples of APC WNSP’s achievements 3 Major initiatives 3.1 Take Back the Tech! 3.2 GenderIT.org 3.3 GEM (Gender Evaluation Methodology) 4 References 5 See also 6 External links About APC Women’s Networking Support Program (APC WNSP) “Women’s access […]

Christiane Nüsslein-Volhar

Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard (b. 1942) is a biologist who won the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research  in 1991 and the in Physiology or Medicine in 1995, together with Eric Wieschaus and Edward B. Lewis, for their research on the genetic control of embryonic development. Early Life and Education Christiane Nüsslein was born on October […]

Association Femmes en Communication

Table of Contents 1 Présentation de l’association: 1.1 Objectifs 2 Activités réalisées: 2.1 Projet Sensibilisation aux droits des Femmes par les Média et L’Art 2.2 Projet MEDIA*NES En partenariat avec l’Institut Panos Paris et avec le soutien financier de l’union européenne, l’Ambassade du Canada et l’Ambassade de France 2.3 Production de dossiers et d’études: 2.4 […]

Bridging the Technology Divide for the Advancement of Girls and Women in Africa

Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Technology, Gender and Development 2.1 Girls’ Education and Access to Technology 3 Asikana Network 4 References 5 External links Introduction Unprecedented rapid changes in Information Communications Technology (ICT) and social interaction worldwide are creating opportunities for social and economic improvement in people’s lives. This trend is an essential element […]

Women in Science Data Tool

Table of Contents 1 Women in Science 2 Explore the Data for Countries Worldwide 3 See also 4 External Links 5 Try the Data Tool! Women in Science Scientists are tackling the challenges of sustainable development by spurring innovation and economic growth. But is this sector depriving itself of the potential of women? Although there […]

Vera Rubin

Vera Rubin (1928- ) is an astronomer who has done pioneering work on galaxy rotation rates. Her contribution to astronomy  was the discovery of the discrepancy between the predicted angular motion of galaxies and the observed motion, by studying galactic rotation curves. Rubin is currently a research astronomer at the Carnegie Institution of Washington. She […]

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