Gender Mainstreaming Toolkit for the Space Sector

The handbook is an activity of the Space4Women initiative of the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs, aimed at advancing gender equality in the space sector and in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics).

Publisher: Canadian Space Agency and the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)
English, 54 pages

Content Description

This is the first handbook on gender mainstreaming in the space sector. It was created by the Canadian Space Agency and the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and aims to:

Strengthen the capacity of the global space community to undertake gender mainstreaming efforts to address underlying systemic gender inequalities, at various levels and contexts. This means
supporting organizations taking measures to increase the representation of women as well as creating enabling environments where women can thrive.
Provide simple and practical measures, examples and tools to help people who are not gender specialists adapt gender mainstreaming efforts to their unique situations
Better recruit and retain talent: Integrate the perspectives and needs of all women in their work to achieve equal opportunities and outcomes for everyon

Austria supported the toolkit at the 67th UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space from June 19-28, 2024, as "an effective instrument for advancing the Sustainable Development Goals.": Statement: Mr. Johann SPITZER, Austrian Minister-Counsellor

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