Impact of the Gender Gap in Science Project in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

SILVINA PONCE DAWSON; MEI-HUNG CHIU; IGLE GLEDHILL

A Global Approach to the Gender Gap in Mathematical, Computing, and Natural Sciences. How to Measure It, How to Reduce It?

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Año: 2020; p. 177 - 193

The vision of the International Science Council is that science is a global public good. In this regard it has among its aims to promote ?the continued and equal advancement of scientific rigour, creativity and relevance in all parts of the world?. The ISC is fully committed to help achieve the 17 ambitious goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development of the United Nations that aim, among other things, to reduce inequality and poverty. ISC strongly believes that, to advance in this regard, ?scientific knowledge from across all disciplines must have a major role identifying transformative pathways towards the sustainable and equitable use of planetary resources?. Gender equality is one of the 17 goals of the 2030 agenda. As stated by the UN, it ?is not only a fundamental human right, but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world?. Sharing this vision, the Global Gender Gap in Science Project has worked towards exchanging knowledge and resources across the developing world, especially in the three regions where the ISC has regional offices: Africa, Asia and Latin America. In particular, one of the first activities of the project was the organization of workshops in these three regions to incorporate a local perspective into its three tasks. In this chapter we describe the impact that these workshops and the project as a whole has had so far in these continents.