Theme 9: Shaping the Next 10 Years of Research and Interventions for SDGs
This session looks at the next 10 years of the UN Sustainable Development agenda to identify: what gender research can be done in the near, medium and long term; where there is a need to prioritise specific research to fill in important gaps in knowledge, and how to increase participation of women scientists in sustainability agenda.
Moderator Introducing Theme 9: 9-0 Elizabeth Pollitzer, Director, Portia
- 9-1 Miyoko Watanabe, Deputy Executive Director, Japan Science and Technology Agency ; Director, Office for Diversity and Inclusion, JST, Japan
Advancing BRIDGE (better research, innovation and development for gender equality) through cooperation between universities, industry and society - 9-2 Ylann Schemm, Director, Elsevier Foundation, Netherlands
Initiatives and programmes for engaging women scientists in developing world in research for SDGs - 9-3 Heisook Lee, Director for policy, Gendered Innovations for Science & Technology Research (GISTeR) Center, Professor Emeritus, Ewha Womans University, Rep. of Korea
Gendered Innovations in accountable data management research for sustainable development - 9-4 David Griggs, Professor, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Australia
An integrated approach - gender and SDG interklinkages - 9-5 Lydie Hakizimana, Interim CEO, African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
Building science in Africa with full participation of women as researchers, educators and leaders - 9-6 Dorothy Nyambi, President & CEO, Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA)
Catalyzing the earning potential of disadvantaged women, men and youth by integrating them into viable economic systems
What you will learn
Modules in Theme 9: Shaping the Next 10 Years of Research and Interventions for SDGs
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.