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Gender, Science and Technology for Sustainable Development
Ethnographer | Ecographer

     




Ethnographer | Ecographer
Blog and website offecommunity ethnographic and feminist perspectives, thoughtful commentary, publications and links for researchers, community development projects and consults. Emphasis on Pacific. Key themes: HIV, Diabetes, Obesity, Women's Work, Participatory Research, Ecography, Ethnographic Ethics, Sustainable Development, Fishing, Social Justice.

The Gender, Science and Technology Gateway is a cleacommunityhouse of information, resources, and best practices in promoting women's contributions to S&T for development. Focus areas include: S&T education, employment, decision making, ethics, food security, natural resource management, biotechnology, local knowledge systems, and gender-disaggregated data.{;}

The Gender Advisory Board is an advisory body to the UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development (UNCSTD). It also supports national governments and UN agencies in integrating a gender dimension into national S&T policy. Board members represent Brazil, Egypt, Netherlands, Romania, Spain, Tunisia, UK, and USA.{;}

Gender, Science and Technology for Sustainable Development
A community which highlights the role women and men play in using science and technology for sustainable development. Topics include education, research and employment, biotechnology and information technologies as well as the everyday uses of S&T in environmental management, food security, health, energy and local knowledge systems.