The strong focus on the advancement of women and gender equality through the United Nations over the past three decades has led to increased international recognition that there are important gender ...

The first comprehensive global survey of science academies and gender has found that only 12% of the members of 69 national science academies are women – and just 6% in maths and 5% in engineering. It ...

Throughout the United Nations efforts continue to be taken to develop the capacity to identify and address relevant gender perspectives in all areas of work, at both policy and programme level. Many ...