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The Role of Science and Technology in the Advancement of Women Worldwide

Description: Participants at the 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women, held in Beijing, China, created a Platform for Action focusing on 12 critical areas of concern (poverty, education and training, health, violence, armed conflict, economy, decision-making, institutional mechanisms, human rights, the media, environment, and the girl child) and the serious barriers to women's health and well-being in each area. Subsequently, the Department of Energy funded a study, described here, that shows, in a literat… more
Date: October 12, 2000
Creator: Hays, I. & Farhar, B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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