“In preparation for the Conference, the UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development tasked a working group to articulate a set of transformative actions that could, if undertaken, move globally toward increasing women’s participation in science & technology and support science and technology in addressing women’s needs.” (Malcom, 2006)

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Malcom, S. (2006) ‘Making the Case for Gender’, Paper for the L20 Leader’s Forum Meeting on ‘Furthering Science and Technology’ held at Maastricht, Netherlands, 7-8 March 2006, hosted by the United Nations University Institute for New Technologies. Paper accessible online at: http://www.l20.org/publications/21_T9_Sci_Malcom.pdf