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Missing links : gender equity in science and technology for development / Gender Working Group, United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women in development.
- Women's rights.
- Women--Sociological aspects.
- Women.
- Science--Social aspects.
- Science.
- Technology--Sociological aspects.
- Technology.
- Sustainable development.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (388 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : International Development Research Centre in association with Intermediate Technology Publications and UNIFEM, c1995.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In this landmark book, the UN-commissioned Gender Working Group outlines its policy proposals for national science and technology programs. Its goal is to ensure that women and men have equal access to and benefit equally from science and technology. The proposals are supported by essays written by distinguished scholars and experts.
- Contents:
- Taking action
- Key paths for science and technology / Bonnie Kettel
- Claiming and using indigenous knowledge / Helen Appleton ... [et al.]
- Women spearhead food security / Shimwaayi Muntemba and Ruvimbo Chimedza
- A crisis in power / Judi Wangalwa Wakhungu and Elizabeth Cecelski
- Looking at health through women's eyes / Soon-Young Yoon
- Doing the right thing, not just doing things right / Armine?e Kazanjian
- Schooling for what? / Eva M. Rathgeber
- Literacy for all / Pamela Fraser-Abder and Jayshree A. Mehta
- Who benefits? / Swasti Mitter
- The "double bind" / Gillian M. Marcelle and Merle Jacob
- Information as a transformative tool / IDRC Gender and Information Working Group
- Just add women and stir? / Sandra Harding.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliography: p. [347]-371.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-71739-4
- 9786610717392
- 1-55250-051-9
- OCLC:
- 426460628
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