Resources

Publications

National Assessments / Gender in the Knowledge Society / Gender in Science, Innovation, Engineering

• Blanco, E. R., N. De León, Y. M. Serra, and S. C. Cañizares. (2018). “Assessment of women, science, and technology in Panama: Data collection and analysis of the situation of women in the field of science & technology, Executive Summary.”
• Huyer, S. (2015). “Is the Gender Gap Narrowing in Science and Engineering?”, in UNESCO Global Science Report 2015, Paris: UNESCO.
• Hafkin, N. (2013) “Gender Equality in the Knowledge society: Brazilian women lead in women in science, technology and innovation”, in ICT Households and Enterprises 2012, eds. Brazilian Internet Steering Committee, Sao Paulo: 2013.
• Huyer, S. (2013) “Gender Equality in the Knowledge Society: Will it deliver?”, in Cosmopolis Vol. 6, No. 2013/1.
• Hafkin, N. (2008). “Knowledge society needs all the women it can get!” Egov Monitor, 28 February 2008.
• Huyer. S. and N. Hafkin (2007).”Engendering the Knowledge society: Measuring Women’s Participation.” Montreal: Orbicom.
• Huyer, S. and G. Westhom (2007). “Gender Indicators in Engineering, Science and Technology, an Information Toolkit. ” Paris: UNESCO.
• Gender Equality and S&T Knowledge and Policy at the International Level – Sophia Huyer, Organization of American States (OAS), 2004.

ICT / Internet / Information Society related

• Hafkin, Nancy for UNCTAD. (2014) “Measuring ICT and Gender: An Assessment.” UNCTAD.
• N. Hafkin in George Sadowsky, editor (2012). “Gender Issues in the Internet and Information Society in Developing Countries.” in Accelerating Development Using the Web: Empowering Poor and Marginalized Populations. 2012. Geneva: WorldWide Web Foundation.
• Huyer, S. (2012). “Gender Mainstreaming ICTs for Agriculture”, USAID Fact Sheet, November 2012.
• Hafkin, N. in Agenda 2011 (2011). “Engendering Innovation and Technology: Measuring Women’s Contributions Globally,” in Temas de Indicadores de Ciencia y Tecnología, compiled by Mario Albornoz Y Luis Plaza.  Buenos Aires: Ibero-American and Inter-American Network for Science and Technology Indicators (RICYT).
• Hafkin, Nancy. (2010) “Women’s empowerment in Africa through ICT in education.” Presentation to E-Learning Africa, Lusaka, Zambia, 26-29 May 2010.
• Bonder, G., S. Huyer and N. Hafkin. (2010) “Information and communications technology and gender equality: new opportunities and challenges for public administration to implement Millennium Development Goals.”
• Hafkin, Nancy. (2009). “From the village school to the globe: overcoming social barriers in teaching and learning with ICT in Africa.” Plenary presentation to E-Learning Africa, Dakar, 27-29 May 2009.
• Sterling, R.S., S. Huyer and J.K. Bennett (2009). “89.1 FM: The Place for Development. “Power shifts and participatory spaces in ICTD.” by . Journal of Community Informatics.  Special issue on Gender and Community Informatics, 5, 3.
• Hafkin, N. (2009). “E-government in Africa: An Overview of Progress Made and Challenges Ahead” Paper for the UNDESA/UNPAN workshop on electronic/mobile government in Africa: Building Capacity in Knowledge Management through Partnership, held at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, 17-19 February 2009.
• Hafkin, N. and S. Huyer (2008). “Women and Gender in ICT: Statistics and Indicators for Development.” Information Technologies and International Development, 4, 2
• Parmentier, J. and S. Huyer (2008). “Female Empowerment and Development in Latin America: Use versus Production of Information and Communications Technology.” Information Technologies and International Development, 4, 2.
• Hafkin, N. (2008). “Enabled women in knowledge societies: case study of the Philippines and Thailand.” I4D, VI, 7, July 2008.
• Hafkin, N. and S. Huyer, eds. (2006). “Cyberella or Cinderella: Empowering women in the knowledge society.” Connecticut: Kumarian Press.
• Hafkin, N., S. Huyer, H. Ertl and H. Dryburgh (2005). “Women in the Information Society: from the Digital Divide to Digital Opportunities.” in G. Sciadis, ed., From the digital divide to digital opportunities: Measuring infostates for development. Montreal: ORBICOM.
• Huyer, S. (2005). “Women, ICT and the Information Society: Global Perspectives and Initiatives.“ ACM International Conference Proceeding Series; Vol. 126.
• Hafkin, N. and S. Huyer (2002). “Lessons on Gender in ICT Applications: Case Studies of infoDev Projects.” infoDev Working Paper No. 18, November 2002.
• Hafkin, Nancy and Helen H. Odame (2002). “Gender, ICTs and Agriculture.” A situational analysis for the 5th consultative expert meeting of CTA’s ICT observatory meeting on Gender and Agriculture in the Information Society, August 2002.

Tech 4 D

• Trading Stories: Experiences with Gender and Trade – Mariama Williams and Marilyn Carr, Editors, Commonwealth Secretariat 2010. /  Google Books
• Chains of Fortune: Linking Women Producers and Workers with Global Markets – Marilyn Carr, Commonwealth Secretariat, 2005.

Tech 4 D: Agriculture and climate change

• Huyer, S. (2016). “Gender Equality in National Climate Action: Planning for Gender-Responsive Nationally Determined Contributions.” UNDP: New York.
• Huyer, S. (2016). “Gender in International Climate Policy: An analysis of progress in gender equality at COP21.” Copenhagen, Denmark: CGIAR Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security Programme.
• Huyer, S. Guest Editor and Author (2016). “Introduction: Closing the Gender Gap in Agriculture.” Special Issue on Closing the Gender Gap in Agriculture in a Changing Climate. Gender, Technology and Development, 20 (2).
• Huyer, S. (2015). Co-author in “Gender and Climate-Smart Agriculture Module, Gender and Agriculture Sourcebook“. Washington, DC: World Bank, IFAD, FAO.
• Huyer. S. (2015). Co-author with F. Grassi and J. Landberg.  “Running Out of Time: The Reduction of Women’s Work Burden in Agricultural Production.” Rome: FAO.
• Huyer, S. (2014). “Gender and Climate Change in Macedonia: Applying a Gender Lens to the Third National Communication on Climate Change.” Prepared for UNDP Skopje and the Government of Macedonia.
• Huyer, S. (2012). “Gender Mainstreaming ICTs for Agriculture”, USAID Fact Sheet, November 2012.
• Hafkin, N. and S. Huyer. (2008). “Women and Gender in ICT Statistics and Indicators for Development.” Information Technologies and International Development, 4, 2.
• Parmentier, J. and S. Huyer (2008). “Female Empowerment and Development in Latin America: Use versus Production of Information and Communications Technology.” Information Technologies and International Development, 4, 2.
• Huyer, S. (contributing author) “Women in Agriculture, International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development,” Washington, DC: World Bank.
• Hafkin, Nancy and Helen H. Odame (2002). “Gender, ICTs and Agriculture.” A situational analysis for the 5th consultative expert meeting of CTA’s ICT observatory meeting on Gender and Agriculture in the Information Society, August 2002.

Misc. gender and development

• Huyer, S. and N. Hafkin (2012). “The right policies can fill the gender gap in science.” SciDev.Net, 5 December 2012.
• Huyer, S. (Main Contributor) (2011). “Applying a Gender Lens to Science, Technology and Innovation.” Geneva: UNCTAD.
• Carr, Marilyn and Mariama Williams, eds. (2010). “Trading Stories: Experiences with Gender and Trade.” Through twenty regional and country case studies, Trading Stories pulls together the key links between trade, gender and economic development. The case studies focus on the gender impacts of trade policies and best practices in linking women with global markets – including FairTrade, organic, niche and mainstream markets. Published by the Commonwealth Secretariat.

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Talks and presentations

• Gender in ICT Policy and Regulation
  Presentation by Executive Director Sophia Huyer as part of the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) panel on Research-based Advocacy: Informing the Debate, Driving Change, Commonwealth Telecommunications Organization Annual Conference, Abuja, Nigeria, October 8, 2013.
• Understanding the Gender Dimensions of STI
  Remarks on the global technology gender gap and two initiatives to address this gap, by Dr. Sophia Huyer, WISAT Executive Director and Organization for Women in Science for the Development World (OWSD) Senior Advisor. The Elsevier Foundation Dinner on Celebrating Emerging Leaders in Science, February 15, 2013, Boston.
• Gender Equality in the Knowledge Society
  Dr. Sophia Huyer presented the results of the first phase of WISAT National Assessments of Gender in Science, Technology and Innovation to staff in the US Department of State Office of Science & Technolocy and Bureau of Women’s Affairs in Washington DC on January 9, 2013.
• Gender and ICT Statistics: the policy perspective
  At the 10th International Telecommunications Union World Telecommunications/ICT Indicators Meeting (WTIM) held in Bangkok, Thailand WISAT Senior Associate Dr. Nancy Hafkin looked at ICT and gender  statistics and suggested new gender ICT indicators.
• Designing Services for Women Smallholders
  Sophia Huyer examined key issues in designing ICT and mobile based services for women farmers as part of the mAgri Webinar: Designing & Marketing Mobile Information & Advisory Services for Women Smallholders. The webinar was held on June 27, 2012.
• Gender, ICT and Education
  Nancy Hafkin examined gender issues in ICT and education to ensure gender equality in the knowledge society, with particular focus on Africa at the International Colloquium on ICTs in Education in Montreal, 3-4 May 2012.
• Gender, ICT and International Development
  To an audience at Boston University Nancy Hafkin gave a detailed overview of the correspondence between gender, ICT and international development in March 2012.
• Gender, ICT and Health
  An overview of gender and ICT issues in developing countries, the presentation raises the question of why a concern for gender equality in information technology, spells out what is and what is not known about data and presents examples of gender and e-health projects. It concludes with lessons learned.
• Measuring Women’s Participation in the Knowledge Society
  Presented to the Ibero-American Congress of Science and Technology Indicators in Madrid in October 2010, the presentation describes the study to establish the preconditions for women to  become full participants in a national knowledge society and the resources and access needed to achieve this. It also details how society as a whole benefits from the full participation of women.
• Gender and ICT issues in Africa
  Details ICT trends in Africa (to 2010), gender and ICT as well as S&T issues in Africa and looks particularly at issues in gender, ICT and education.
• Cinderella or Cyberella: Empowering Women in the Knowledge Society Edited by Sophia Huyer and Nancy Hafkin, the book advocated women turning from cinderellas who work, if at all, in the basement of the knowledge society with little oppotunity to reap its benefits to cyberellas fluent in the uses of technology, active creators and disseminators of knowledge who arecomfortable using and designing computer, technology and communication equipment, software, andin working in virtual spaces.
• Presentation made at Harvard University Berkman Center for Internet and Society, November 2006.Introduction: Closing the Gender Gap in Agriculture