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We provide evidence-based science advice to policy-makers and other stakeholders to address national issues in relation to gender, and science and technology.
Booklet to increase participation of girls in science in technology
This policy-makers’ booklet published in 2012 aims to provide information to policy-makers in sub-Saharan Africa on Inquiry-Based Science Education (IBSE), with a specific focus on the key role that IBSE can play in increasing the participation of girls in science and mathematics. This booklet was also launched in Zambia and Zimbabwe in 2012.
State of women in science survey results
Research has persistently shown that the numbers of women, a segment of society that comprises more than half of the world’s population, are under-represented in S&T; both in the use of S&T products and the uptake of science-related careers. This deficiency often manifests itself in the skills shortage that most countries, including those of southern Africa, face. This report published in 2012 presents the results of a survey done on the state of women in science and technology (S&T) in four southern African countries: Swaziland, Angola, Namibia and South Africa.
