Tackling climate change difficult without involving women
The representation of women and young people in climate change negotiations has been in the spotlight for decades, as evidence continues to show they are most vulnerable to climate impacts.
The representation of women and young people in climate change negotiations has been in the spotlight for decades, as evidence continues to show they are most vulnerable to climate impacts.
Today the visibility of women in science is far from matching the numbers of women actually engaged in scientific work. This situation is the outcome of a long history: there were indeed women engaged in science in the past, and despite their historical invisibility, historians of science have developed strategies to make them visible. Moreover,…
Despite progress on gender representation in science and research, disparities still exist. Women author fewer of the papers that are published in journals than men, according to the findings by the scientific publisher Elsevier.
Research has shown that female political leadership directs countries to adopt more robust climate change policies.
The Department of Chemistry at the Durban University of Technology will host a workshop about increasing the presence and visibility of women. As part of one of the Durban University of Technology’s ENVISION 2030 DNA strands/perspectives, “SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES”, has Innovative Curricula and Research as one of the strategic objectives which aims at building an…
Panel discussion in the weekly NITheCS colloquium timeslot. The following people will participate as panellists: – Prof Sarah Blyth (UCT); – Dr Mary-Jane Bopape (SAEON); – Prof Himla Soodyall (ASSAf); – Prof Özlem Tastan Bishop (RU). The discussion is about one of the themes of the IYBSSD2022, namely ‘‘Strengthening the presence and the visibility of…
This online conference will highlight the scientific contributions of women in mathematics. The four plenary speakers are distinguished women mathematicians: Maryna Viazovska, Natalia Maslova, Mina Aganagic and Eugenia Malinnikova. During he panel discussion “Girls and Mathematics: reflections and initiatives”, dedicated to the memory of Yulia Zdanovska, six panelists, Luba Konova (Bulgaria), Geetha Venkatrama (India), Fadipe-Joseph…
On 14 February 2023, the IUPAC Global Woman Breakfast will be “Breaking Barriers in Science”. The GWB is organized in support of the International Day for Women and Girls in Science and is a global networking initiative in support of closing the Gender Gap in Science. Event organizers and attendees expand their professional network and…
The Malaysian Academy of Science will host the ‘Women in Science Without Borders World Forum’ in September this year.
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