2011: International Year of Chemistry (IYC)
Events
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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, 2011-10-25 - 2012-10-25
2011 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize is awarded on 7th October jointly to Ellen JohnsonSirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman "for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work".
The three women are: the Liberia’s President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the Liberian pacific activist, Leyman Gbowee, and the Yemeni Tawakkul Karman, who works for women’s rights and for democracy and peace in Yemen.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee hopes that the prize to the three women «will help to bring an end to the suppression of women that still occurs in many countries, and to realise the great potential for democracy and peace that women can represent».
(See: www.nobelprize.org)
According to the Committee decision, our net Women Science would sincerely compliment the three prize-winners in the hope that their work can continue for a long time and can be an example for all of us.
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Your voice
Amani Alfarra
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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
