2011: International Year of Chemistry (IYC)
Events
Jordan, 2012-03-27 - 2012-03-29
4th Global Forum on Gender Statistics
It will be held at the Dead Sea, Jordan on 27-29 March, back-to-back with the 6th Inter-agency and Expert Group Meeting on Gender Statistics (IAEG-GS) on 25-26 March
The Forum is being organized by UN DESA’s Statistics Division and the Department of Statistics of Jordan, in collaboration with the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA), the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), UN-Women and the World Bank. It is held as part of the Global Gender Statistics Programme promoted by the Inter-agency and Expert Group on Gender Statistics (IAEG-GS) with the purpose of enhancing the capacity of countries to collect, disseminate and use quality gender statistics.
Italy, 2011-12-20
L’Oréal Italy for Women and Science 2012
L'Oréal Italy, in collaboration with the Italian National Commission for UNESCO, has announced also for the year 2012 five scholarships of the amount of € 15,000 each.
The scholarships will be awarded to promising young female researchers to foster the development of their vocational training.
That of 2012 is the tenth edition of the prize "L'Oréal Italy for Women and Science". The prize was founded in 1998 and it is part of a major program focused on promoting international scientific vocation, the project l’Oréal UNESCO “For Women in Science”.
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Your voice
Maria Elina Estébanez
Researcher at Centro de Estudios sobre Ciencia,
Desarrollo y Educacion Superior (Redes)
Buenos Aires, Argentina [read more]
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Publications
Women in Science and Technology in Muslim Countries
Message of Michelle Bachelet, UN Women Executive Director at the International Forum on Women in Science and Technology in Muslim Countries in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 20 September 2011.
“Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is my pleasure to address you at the International Forum on Women in Science and Technology in Muslim Countries. Your Forum has a similar theme to this year’s International Women’s Day and the annual meeting of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. This year we were challenged to think critically about women and girls’ access to education, training, science and technology.
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Fifty-fifth session of the Commission on the Status of Women - Report
The report of the fifty-fifth session of the Commission on the Status of Women is now available. It includes the agreed conclusions on access and participation of women and girls in education, training and science and technology, including for the promotion of women’s equal access to full employment and decent work, the report of the Working Group on Communications concerning the Status of Women and the resolutions adopted by the Commission.
To view the report (in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian or
Spanish), visit: http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/55sess.htm
