19th Gender Summit - Global for SDGs : Day 2
Day 2 programme is composed of presentations by international gender experts and practitioners aimed at demonstrating: i) new scientific understandings of gender issues in fields underlying SDGs, ii) applications of gender knowledge to inform and enhance impact of policies and actions on SDGs, and iii) lessons from the experiences of designing and implementing interventions for SDGs. The presentations are organised around three themes: Theme 6 – methods of sex/gender analysis; Theme 7 – gendered innovations for SDGs; Theme 8 – emerging career pathways in sustainability related fields; Theme 9 – shaping the next 10 years of research and innovation for SDGs.
Modules in 19th Gender Summit - Global for SDGs : Day 2
Theme 6 Introduction
Prof Schraudner explains that when achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls we need to look far beyond increasing their representation.
Gender Issues in Community Design for Ageing in Place
Prof Rieh explains how to design cities that are senior and gender friendly. Senior women in Korea form the biggest proportion of citizens but also the poorest.
New analysis of the literature on SDGs to identify across which SDGs (beyond SDG5) gender research is being incorporated and where gaps may still exist
Dr Falk-Krzesinski explains the new analysis of how much of the available research on SDGs also includes considerations of gender dimension.
Advancing best practice for incorporation of gender analysis in health research
Dr Heidari explains why it is essential to incorporate methods of sex/gender analysis into research design and communication and how different agencies and actors: regulatory agencies, research fun
Integrating sex/gender methods into human biomonitoring studies
Dr Groth reports on the efforts of the INGER project to create alternative definitions and representations of gender going beyond the binary evaluation of the sex assigned at birth to establish a m
Intersectional perspectives in digitalisation of science and society
Prof Schiebinger explains the efforts to remove and prevent gender and other types of bias in research and innovation by closing gaps in understanding how sex and gender influence results and diffe
Genetic studies on the differences between the sexes and what they mean for gender research and gender equity
Prof Graves explains the types and sources of genetic differences between women and men and how these differences evolved over time to impact on women’s lives.
Nature Conservation through the Gender Lens
Marco Lambertini and Alice Ruhweza explain how WWF perceives and address gender issues in their mission and work.
Developing gender-sensitive alcohol policy: Harmonizing scientific evidences and societal perception of alcohol in Korea
Prof Kim explains results from research on the effects of alcohol on women and what this means for them, policy and society. In general the alcoholism problem is more sever for women, e.g.
Women in and for sustainable energy
Rabia Ferroukhi and Christine Lins, whose organisations are working closely together to advance women into energy sector, report on the key gender issues in increasing employment of women in energy
Gender dimensions of weather and climate services
Prof Luterbacher explains the efforts of the WMO to advance understanding of gender dimensions in weather and climate services.
Sustainable Mobility for All from a gender perspective
Muneeza Mehmood Alam explains the work of the World Bank to advance Sustainable Mobility for All and specifically the gender aspects of transportation.
Promoting Gender Transformative Approaches to Research and Capacity Building for the SDGs
Dr Charron provide insights into the important work of the IDRC to advance gender equality and inclusion in science for development by supporting research led by local researchers and targeting loc
Integrating gender analysis into postgraduate training on international development
Prof Camfield explains the intricacies and pitfalls of doing development research which are important to achieve best research for SDGs, avoiding unwarranted abstractions and creating precision whe
A Sticky Pipeline: Why So Few Women of Science at the Top?
Prof Kim explores how to ‘fix the numbers’ of women in science at the decision making and leadership levels in Korea.
Mobilising the research community of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network to adopt gender perspectives in their research for SDGs
Dorothea Strueber explains the mission of the SDSNs which are networks of knowledge creating organisations around the globe set up to promote research for SDGs.
Expanding career choices of female chemical engineering students through chemical processes contributing to SDGs
Prof Oh reports on the latest statistics for Korean Education. For chemical engineering graduates, the gender difference in employment was 9.9% on average during 2012-16.
Crossing disciplinary boundaries in researcher training to address large-scale, real-world problems
Dr Arthur takes as the focus for improving implementation success of SDGs the need to advance research that crosses disciplinary boundaries.
Engaging men in women’s advancement and empowerment in science endeavours
As a rector of a large university, the impact of COVID-19 on academic work and structures, and the careers of women compared to men, has been Prof Rice’s major priority.
The Researcher Journey Through a Gender Lens: An examination of research participation, career progression, and perceptions across the globe
Sarah Huggett explains the advances made at Elsevier to increase gender equality, diversity and inclusion, in which the Elsevier Gender Working Group has been playing a driving role.
Theme 9 Introduction
Dr Pollitzer introduces the representatives of the organisations that have been instrumental to making the Gender Summit platform a global forum for advancing better research methods and impacts, w
Catalyzing the earning potential of disadvantaged women, men and youth by integrating them into viable economic systems
Dr Nyambi explains how her organisation MEDA works towards women’s socio-economic empowerment in some of the poorest areas in the world.
Building science in Africa with full participation of women as researchers, educators and leaders
Lydie Hakizimana introduces AIMS and its mission to advance opportunities for women and men to participate in post-graduate education in STEM.
An integrated approach - gender and SDG interklinkages
Prof Griggs explains the efforts to establish integrated perspectives on SDGs to take advantage of the interactions, interdependencies, and synergies between different SDGs, which would help
Gendered Innovations in accountable data management research for sustainable development
Prof Lee explains how Korea has advanced national policy for gender equality in science including ensuring that scientific evidence does not discriminate against women by relying on study populatio
Initiatives and programmes for engaging women scientists in developing world in research for SDGs
Ylann Schemm explains the mission of the Elsevier Foundation to advance women, in developing countries, in science career and science endeavours, including research for SDGs.