genderSTE is a network of 200+ policy makers and experts committed to promoting a fairer representation of women and better integration of gender analysis in research and innovation. Members represent government bodies, research organizations, universities, non-profits, and private companies from 40+ countries, in Europe and beyond, as well as international organizations.
genderSTE is a COST initiative intended to advance the state of the art in knowledge and policy implementation on gender, science, technology and environment. The genderSTE Network particularly enhances the implementation of gender-focused policy measures for structural change in science and technology institutions and integration of sex and gender dimensions in the content of science and technology.
It aims to develop knowledge and resources regarding the sex and gender dimensions of technological development and innovation processes, with specific attention to the Grand Challenges identified in Horizon 2020.
genderSTE aims to overcome two challenges:
- The lack of implementation of previously-elucidated gender in science and technology roadmaps and best practice guidelines throughout many COST countries, in two specific and interrelated aspects:
- Structural change of institutions for promoting women’s careers;
- Integration of sex and gender analysis in the content of research and technology.
2. The need to develop discipline-specific gender roadmaps and best practice guides for important fields such as the Horizon2020 Grand Challenges.
genderSTE focuses on:
- Structural change of institutions
- Cities and gender
- Gender and innovation in industry
- Integrating gender in research
- Transport and gender
- Energy, climate change and gender
genderSTE was the first Targeted Network approved by the COST Committee of Senior Officials. The results of the work developed by genderSTE over 4 years is summarized in this publication.
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