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APPENDIX E-9: Promising Policies--Cheryl B. Leggon, and Connie L. McNeely
APPENDIX E-9: Promising Policies--Cheryl B. Leggon, and Connie L. McNeely
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In this vein, STEM women have become an increasingly prominent issue on policy agendas. While social justice and rights still are underlying factors in many debates regarding the position of women in society, more material labor market and workforce concerns now constitute the core of policy dialogues addressing gender relations and outcomes in STEM fields.
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This task is especially essential in light of different legal and cultural contexts and applications across and within countries, which leads to some basic questions that must be considered. For example, to what extent do policy goals and projections intended to increase female representation in science and technology also include references to their increased presence as decision-makers and evaluators -- positions that function as social and professional arbiters and community gatekeepers?
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Gender Mainstreaming With gender equality as the ultimate goal, gender mainstreaming is a strategy for assessing the implications for women and men of policies and programs, treating gender perspectives as integral to the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of policies and programs in all political, economic, and social spheres (United Nations [UN]
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ANALYTICAL APPLICATIONS As exemplified in Figure E-9-1, these analytical dimensions are reflected in substance and action through various organizations and stakeholders operating at different levels of analysis, effecting policy through relational processes and interaction. Note that, although we emphasize policy processes in countries and organizations at national and international levels, these dimensions and considerations are applicable across institutional settings.
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TABLE E-9-1. Examples of Major Promising Policy Characteristics in Selected Countries Informed and Gender Sustainability Monitoring Driven by Data Mainstreaming Institutionalization Brazil X China X X Germany X X Philippines X X X Vietnam X X Policy Challenges and Opportunities Although arguments abound that no country can afford to exclude more than half of its population -- women -- from its STEM education and workforce processes, the situation has remained critical with rampant disparities still apparent to varying degrees across countries.
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Valid metrics and expanded relevant data collection are crucial for effective policy planning and for both monitoring and evaluating policy initiatives. Development strategies have been based on policies aimed at promoting gender equity and eliminating STEM gender disparities, and reliable data are essential for policy development and assessment at all levels.
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Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
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