The widespread application of new technologies,while empowering women with new opportunities,might also put them at disadvantage.For example,in comparison with males,the application of AI might be more likely to cost ...The widespread application of new technologies,while empowering women with new opportunities,might also put them at disadvantage.For example,in comparison with males,the application of AI might be more likely to cost them their jobs.Meanwhile,women are missing out the opportunity to participate in the policy-making process–they are absent from the table.If no change is made in the current policies,we will miss the goal to achieve gender equality,the fifth of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals set for UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,warned elite women scientists with the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World(OWSD).What shall be done now?How can we make a difference?They are in action to help.展开更多
The relationship between participation and gender is rather more fraught with tensions and contradictions.These points of tension between participatory and“gender aware”approaches to development arise from-and produ...The relationship between participation and gender is rather more fraught with tensions and contradictions.These points of tension between participatory and“gender aware”approaches to development arise from-and produce rather different ways of engaging with issues of gendered power.This paper aims to list the dimensions of“participation”and“gender”in development,highlighting paradoxes of“gender-aware”and participatory development interventions.From that part it raises a question,despite the continuous efforts that have been exerted in the past and up to present to minimize the gap of gender inequality,coupled with the fact that the percentage of females to males in the workplace is increasing rapidly;yet the sam problems exist,in particular,the lack of employment opportunities and rights.Thus,raising issues such as is gender awareness necessary and sufficient for effective participation of women in gender and development practices?And what are the requirements for this effective participation?Does the effective participation of women overcome gender differences?展开更多
I once believed that gender discrimination was not a major issue in China, compared with many other countries. With so many other problems demanding urgent solutions (e.g. poverty, environmental pollution), working on...I once believed that gender discrimination was not a major issue in China, compared with many other countries. With so many other problems demanding urgent solutions (e.g. poverty, environmental pollution), working on gender issues was like "gilding the lily"—it was simply a luxury for China at the present stage. My failure to realize the seriousness of the gender problem China derived from at least two aspects. First, Chinese traditional culture emphasizes balance of展开更多
文摘The widespread application of new technologies,while empowering women with new opportunities,might also put them at disadvantage.For example,in comparison with males,the application of AI might be more likely to cost them their jobs.Meanwhile,women are missing out the opportunity to participate in the policy-making process–they are absent from the table.If no change is made in the current policies,we will miss the goal to achieve gender equality,the fifth of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals set for UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,warned elite women scientists with the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World(OWSD).What shall be done now?How can we make a difference?They are in action to help.
文摘The relationship between participation and gender is rather more fraught with tensions and contradictions.These points of tension between participatory and“gender aware”approaches to development arise from-and produce rather different ways of engaging with issues of gendered power.This paper aims to list the dimensions of“participation”and“gender”in development,highlighting paradoxes of“gender-aware”and participatory development interventions.From that part it raises a question,despite the continuous efforts that have been exerted in the past and up to present to minimize the gap of gender inequality,coupled with the fact that the percentage of females to males in the workplace is increasing rapidly;yet the sam problems exist,in particular,the lack of employment opportunities and rights.Thus,raising issues such as is gender awareness necessary and sufficient for effective participation of women in gender and development practices?And what are the requirements for this effective participation?Does the effective participation of women overcome gender differences?
文摘I once believed that gender discrimination was not a major issue in China, compared with many other countries. With so many other problems demanding urgent solutions (e.g. poverty, environmental pollution), working on gender issues was like "gilding the lily"—it was simply a luxury for China at the present stage. My failure to realize the seriousness of the gender problem China derived from at least two aspects. First, Chinese traditional culture emphasizes balance of
