"As we strive to improve opportunities in science, engineering, and technology for all citizens, we face challenges of inclusion and challenges of opportunity that are in many ways more complex and more subtle, and therefore more difficult to address... That is why we need a new strategy, in a new direction, for human resource development in science and engineering."
 
Rita Colwell 
Director, National Science Foundation 

Global Alliance Reports | Other Key Reports and Documents
 
Global Alliance Reports
 
  • World Engineering Convention, Women’s Forum

    Shanghai, China November 2004.
    The Women’s Forum included a variety of events targeting female and male scientists and engineers from around the world and the general public. Events were held on November 2 and November 4, 2004. The Global Alliance, Chinese Association for Science & Technology (CAST), and Shanghai Association for Science & Technology (SAST) invited engineers, scientists, and executives from all over the world to take part as speakers, panelists, and participants in breakout sessions.

    •          -Final Report

      Hannover, Germany,June 2000.
    During the EXPO 2000 in Hannover Germany, the first World Engineer’s Convention was held. Its special Forum on Women in Science and Engineering co-hosted by the Global Alliance was international in orientation and addressed issues facing women scientists and engineers and advocates for a diverse workforce. It was unique because it integrated gender perspectives and international dimensions of science, engineering, and technology. The Global Alliance was invited to co-host and help in the design and implementation of the Symposium. The primary goals of this forum were to establish a global collaboration with corporations, educational institutions, government, and professional organizations to share strategies for diversifying the workforce.
             -Final Report
             -Conference Abstracts
              
     
  • African Women in Secience and Engineering
    The Global Alliance, through the University of Washington, received a $175,000 grant beginning January 2001 from the Engineering Information Foundation. The grant was awarded for a proposal to conduct a pilot study to promote the participation of women students and professionals in science and engineering in Egypt, Mali, and Nigeria. The project was a collaborative partnership between the University of Washington and AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science).
             - Final Report
            
     
  • Gender Research in Sweden (IGEPT)
    IGEPT (Building and Sustaining Infrastructures for Gender Empowered Partnerships in the Technological Fields) is a Swedish-American initiative to improve gender equality in the technological fields, both in the workplace and in academia. This working conference was developed to facilitate exchange of best practices and promote innovation of new strategies to recruit, retain, and advance women in the science and engineering workforce. Meetings were held in Stockholm in 2000 and in Boston in 2002.
             -Report 2002
             -Executive Summary 2000

     
  • The following papers were taken from presentations made at the Forum on Women in Science and Technology, organized by the Global Alliance at the Beijing +5 Women's Conference, June 2000, New York. 


    •          - Women’s Needs  
              This is a publication by AAAS highlighting Women’s contributions to science and technology world wide.  


             - For Such a Time as This... 
              by Wanda Ward, PhD 
             -Gender, Science and Technical Education
              by Marilyn Carr, PhD 
              -Improving International Access to Science and Technical Education
              by Irene Muloni
             -Science and Technology with Care
              by Indira Nair, PhD 

     
  • Women & Minorities in Trade & Technology Forum in Seattle, WA on October 16, 1999, featured prominent women and minorities in industry, government, and academia. They will discuss challenges they faced in achieving success in their fields. This event was hosted in collaboration with the Seattle Host Organization for the World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference in 1999.

    •          -Final Report