Women for science improving the collection of gender disaggregated data for S&T

United Nations 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women held in Beijing with 20,000 participants. It focused on rights of women to acquire –

Education

Economic Power

Inclusion in leadership

Involvement in decision making

It resulted in Beijing declaration and platform for actions.

• It resulted in Beijing declaration and platform for actions.

• UN has taken many initiatives for education of girls and their career in S&T.

• These include the gender Advisory Board of United Nations Commission on S&T for Development ( UNCSTD) and the Boards Global Network.

UNESCO many initiatives –

• UNESCO many initiatives –

• Regional Chairs for women, networks, honours etc.

• (Details are available in the Report on Women for Science – June 2006)

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