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Ugandan research data points to stubborn gender gap
Uganda’s latest research output figures highlight need to close gender gap 1. Inequalities evident in pay gaps between men and women 2. In Uganda, less than a third of researchers are women 3. Lack of legislation is helping maintain gender inequality [KAMPALA] Uganda has a smaller proportion of women researchers than the global average, according…
Read MoreGender equality advocacy faces challenges
A regional advocacy on gender equality is making slow progress in getting more women into STEM 1. Gender equality is a key component of the Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI) 2. But efforts to promote gender equality in Africa continue to face hurdles 3. More platforms needed to highlighting work of women and girls…
Read MoreStrong policies, actions ‘needed to aid gender parity’
Science granting councils in Sub-Saharan Africa should have strong policies to promote gender parity in science. 1. Gender – some legacy policies persist 2. A new approach is helping the councils to revise the policies to aid gender parity in science 3. But it will require more time for the benefits to be realised [JOHANNESBURG]…
Read MoreUganda must plug gender, funding gaps in science
Only a quarter of Uganda’s PhD holders over the last decade were women Reforms are needed to aid gender inclusivity in science, technology and innovation (STI) Private sector involvement in STI funding should be promoted [KAMPALA] Reforms are urgently needed to promote issues such as gender inclusivity and funding of science, technology and innovation…
Read MoreGender inclusivity in R&D ‘gaining traction in Uganda’
1. One of the six themes of the Science Granting Council Initiative is gender and inclusivity 2. This policy focus is driving conversations in Uganda on gender in R&D 3. Uganda needs reforms on R&D funding and management to aid sustainable development [KAMPALA] Gender inclusivity in Uganda’s research ecosystem is gaining attention, but the…
Read MoreThe SGCI hosts the Annual Regional Meeting
The Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST) hosted the 2023 Science Granting Councils Initiative in sub-Saharan Africa (SGCI) Regional Meeting during 19-23 June at Munyonyo, Uganda under the theme “The role of Science Granting Councils in Africa’s development”. The meeting provided an opportunity for sharing of achievements, lessons and good practices among the…
Read More“Indigenous foods at the centre”: O.R. Tambo Africa Research Chair for Food Safety and Quality
In 2021, Prof Kwesi Firibu Saalia officially started his journey as an O.R. Tambo Africa Research Chair at the University of Ghana. Prof Saalia is an internationally acclaimed scientific leader focusing on food safety, food quality and minimizing post-harvest losses and waste. When he was named an O.R. Tambo Africa Research Chair, Prof Saalia spoke…
Read MoreTaking stock: The Gender and Inclusivity Project at the end of its first cycle
A Final Learning Summit held in Cape Town in February marked the end of the first cycle of the Gender and Inclusivity Project (G&I Project) of the Science Granting Councils Initiative II (SGCI-II) and the beginning of the second phase. The summit was an opportunity to celebrate and reflect on a journey first started over…
Read MoreTaking stock: The Gender and Inclusivity Project at the end of its first cycle
SGCI-II G&I Project participating countries: Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. A Final Learning Summit held in Cape Town in February marked the end of the first cycle of the Gender and Inclusivity Project (G&I Project) of the Science Granting Councils Initiative…
Read MoreGender does matter – Organisational learnings from the Gender Action Learning Process in the SGCI Gender and Inclusivity Project
Members of Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) joined senior Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) staff in a Feminar facilitated by Gender at Work entitled “Going beyond the SGCI: Learnings and reflections on positionality power and politics. Integrating gender and inclusivity perspectives into the ecosystems of research institutions”. The Feminar, which drew together experts from…
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