Printer FriendlyThe Women in Global Science and Technology website allows for global networking on critical issues in science and technology for development. It seeks to accomplish this by bringing together researchers to address these issues, acting as an information bridge and support for major global gender, science and technology initiatives, promoting these initiatives, and addressing new challenges. The site includes reports and publications on gender, science and technology, bibliographies, and hosted sites for other organizations in S&T.
Gender, Science and Technology Gateway - (http://gstgateway.wigsat.org/gw.html)
The Gender, Science and Technology Gateway has been developed by the Gender Advisory Board of the UN Commission on S&T for Development to help implement the Gender Working Group recommendations. These recommendations are aimed at addressing some of the gender inequalities of science and technology. The website is organized according to region and according to seven critical areas for transformative action.
Once and Future Action Network (OFAN) - (http://archive.wigsat.org/ofan/ofan.html)
The Once and Future Action Network is hosted by WIGSAT and serves as an international association of gender, science and technology organizations. The goals of OFAN include raising public awareness about the importance of gender, science and technology internationally, undertaking advocacy and lobbying activities at forums, and mounting visual and interactive demonstrations and presentations on women, science and technology around the world.
Project Techforce - Women and Men in Information Technology Workplaces - (http://www.uml.edu/techforce)
This National Science Foundation-funded study will investigate factors affecting the attraction, retention, and promotion of women and men in information technology (IT). The focus of this study is on those female and male professionals who hold bachelors, masters, or Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science/Computer Engineering (CS/CE) and who work in software and Internet companies. The study will also include an employee survey using internet-based survey technology, as well as 200 interviews with men and women working in the field. The first stage of the project will run through June 2003.