Agents of Change: Gender inclusion in public policy

WISAT members and colleagues met together in Mexico at Gender Summit 8 to present experiences to over 400 participants on gender gaps and opportunities in national policy relating to science, technology and innovation. The panel was chaired by Gloria Bonder, WISAT Board member.

Panellists:

Alice Abreu, Director, GenderInSITE, “Enabling Policies: the case of Brazil”
Ernesto Fernández-Polcuch, UNESCO SAGA Program
Nancy Hafkin, WISAT Senior Associate, Policy without progress: Four in-depth studies on gender equality and the knowledge society from East Africa
Sophia Huyer, WISAT / CGIAR Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security Programme Women and climate change policy: Increasing the global gender gap?

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