MAINSTREAMNG GENDER IN THE ANALYSES OF INNOVATION SYSTEMS

2019
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IERI Working paper WP2019-008
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Lindile Ndabeni and Polly Mashigo
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Economic and scientific discourse is often framed in a neutral language where women largely become invisible. However, the discourse remains male coded with its focus mainly on male coded production. Mainstreaming gender particularly in the analyses of innovation systems can improve the development of science technology and innovation policies. More significantly, a gender perspective shifts our attention from viewing women as individuals to interactional and institutional structures that reproduce inequalities and opens up opportunities for change. The paper contends that improved gender awareness can lead to the generation of new knowledge and refreshing insights for policy development and research.

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