UNESCO HQ supporting girls & women in STEM education

UNESCO is recruiting a senior project officer (P-4) to lead UNESCO’s global efforts to promote the participation, learning and retention of girls and women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. This new post will be located at UNESCO Headquarters in the Section of Education for Inclusion and Gender Equality. Deadline to apply is […]

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New Chairs join the UNITWIN Network on Gender Equality

UNESCO made official the incorporation of six new Chairs to the UNITWIN Network on Gender Equality, coordinated by the UNESCO Regional Chair Women, Science and Technology in Latin America, based at FLACSO Argentina. Thus, there are now 16 Chairs from different parts of the world that are part of this network, whose plans and objectives […]

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UNITWIN Network on Gender Equality kick-off meeting

The opening meeting of the UNITWIN Network on Gender Equality, coordinated by the UNESCO Regional Chair Women, Science and Technology in Latin America, based at FLACSO Argentina, under the direction of Gloria Bonder, was held on May 22, 2023. Thus, the joint working plan with the UNESCO Chairs that make up the network, which seeks […]

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UNESCO interviews Gloria Bonder, coordinator of Global Network of UNESCO Chairs on Gender, for the International Day of Girls and Women in Science.

Gloria Bonder is the Director of the Department of Gender, Society and Policies of Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO) in Argentina. She is also the UNESCO Chair in Women, Science and Technology in Latin America, and the Coordinator of the UNESCO Chairs on Gender. Ms Bonder was distinguished by UNESCO as one of the 60 women […]

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New INSPIRE Website

“INSPIRE is Europe’s Centre of Excellence on inclusive gender equality in research and innovation. It brings together cutting-edge knowledge, ambitious policy approaches, and innovative practices to provide a gateway for scholars, equality experts, practitioners and trainers to connect and share resources, as well as co-create new ones.” […]

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Questionnaire to contribute to the UNESCO Roadmap “Beyond Boundaries. New ways to reinvent higher education”.

The UNESCO Regional Chair in Women, Science and Technology in Latin America, based at FLACSO Argentina and member of the INSPIRE Project as coordinator of the Community of Practice of Latin American Universities invites you to complete a questionnaire to contribute to UNESCO’s roadmap for higher education. This roadmap “Beyond Boundaries. New ways to reinvent […]

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Official creation of the UNITWIN Network on Gender Equality, coordinated by the UNESCO Regional Chair on Women, Science and Technology in Latin America, based in FLACSO Argentina.

UNESCO officially confirmed the creation of the UNITWIN Network on Gender Equality, coordinated by the UNESCO Regional Chair on Women, Science and Technology in Latin America, based at FLACSO Argentina. Its objectives and action plans are framed in the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Program. The UNITWIN Network on Gender Equality brings together different UNESCO Chairs around the […]

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INSPIRE: a new project aimed at the creation of an European Center of Excellence on Gender Equality in Research and Innovation. The UNESCO Regional Chair Women, Science and Technology in Latin America, based on FLACSO Argentina, integrates this initiative.

INSPIRE is a 4-year project, launched in October 2022, supported by Horizon Europe. It brings together experts and professionals from 14 institutions from Europe, including: Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), JOANNEUM RESEARCH; Syddansk Universitet – University of Southern Denmark; Uniwersytet Jagielloński; Universiteit Hasselt; ZRC SAZU; GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften; Innosystems. Latin America is represented […]

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