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Catalysing gender transformation in research through engaging African science granting councils

Published:2024-07-31 Issue:7/8 Volume:120 Page:
ISSN:1996-7489
Container-title:South African Journal of Science
language:en
Short-container-title:S. Afr. J. Sci

Author:

Lynch Ingrid¹²^ORCID,Middleton Lyn E.¹³^ORCID,Fluks Lorenza¹^ORCID,Isaacs Nazeema¹^ORCID,Essop Roshin¹^ORCID,van Rooyen Heidi¹⁴^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Human Sciences Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa

2. Critical Studies in Sexualities and Reproduction Programme, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa

3. Antimicrobial Research Unit, Discipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

4. SAMRC-Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Abstract

Science investments should benefit everyone; however, research still predominantly lacks gender integration, resulting in incomplete findings and inequitable outcomes. Moreover, despite some progress, gender disparities persist in the research workforce. Research funders, including science granting councils, are pivotal in driving gender transformation through shaping knowledge production and research infrastructure. We report on key findings from the Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) Gender Equality and Inclusivity (GEI) Project – a multi-year participatory intervention aimed at strengthening the capacities of councils to integrate GEI across their functions. Participating councils were located in 13 African countries, and their actions spanned four domains: building organisational GEI infrastructure; reshaping norms, practices, and power relations that perpetuate gender inequality; implementing targeted measures to address women’s unequal access to resources and research opportunities; and promoting collective ownership of efforts to advance GEI in the research and innovation ecosystem.

Publisher

Academy of Science of South Africa

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