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Strengthening Independent Media, One Case at a Time: A Handbook for Media Vability; Preview of a Forthcoming IPDC Knowledge Resource Year of publication: 2021 Corporate author: UNESCO “Strengthening Independent Media, One Case at a Time: A Handbook for Media Viability” will include case studies of innovative ideas from a wide variety of news media companies, mostly in the developing world, that are succeeding in difficult times and have lessons to share with others who are struggling. The handbook project was announced during the 65th meeting of the Bureau of the Intergovernmental Council of the International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC).This brochure includes highlights of some of the cases to be included, from community media in South Africa to a pure-play digital success in Indonesia, to a fact-checking network in Brazil to a covid response in Pakistan, and much more. The Handbook will be published in September 2021 and will be available for free on the website of the IPDC. 
UNESCO Science Report: The Race Against Time for Smarter Development Year of publication: 2021 Author: Susan Schneegans | Tiffany Straza | Jake Lewis Corporate author: UNESCO This seventh edition of the report monitors the development path that countries have been following over the past five years from the perspective of science governance. It documents the rapid societal transformation under way, which offers new opportunities for social and economic experimentation but also risks exacerbating social inequalities, unless safeguards are put in place.The report concludes that countries will need to invest more in research and innovation, if they are to succeed in their dual digital and green transition. More than 30 countries have already raised their research spending since 2014, in line with their commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals. Despite this progress, eight out of ten countries still devote less than 1% of GDP to research, perpetuating their dependence on foreign technologies. 
Impact of COVID-19 on Adolescents’ Education: Evidence Briefing Year of publication: 2021 Author: Adrienne Monteath-van Dok | Anthony Davis | Nicholas Frost Corporate author: Plan International UK This paper highlights the impact of COVID-19 on the education of adolescent girls and boys. 
Women in Higher Education: Has the Female Advantage Put an End to Gender Inequalities? Year of publication: 2021 Author: Daniele Vieira do Nascimento | Takudzwa Mutize | Jaime Felix Roser Chinchilla Corporate author: UNESCO Regardless of encouraging statistics on women access to higher education, women still encounter obstacles when seeking to occupy key academic positions in universities, to be involved with relevant research, and to take leadership roles.Women are overrepresented among teaching staff at lower education levels, while their presence is markedly lower in tertiary education (vertical segregation). The same is true in school management and education policymaking. Women are also still underrepresented as senior faculty and in higher education decision-making bodies in many countries.In the area of research, men publish on average more articles than women showing there is a gender publication gap. Differences in men ́s and women ́s academic publication persist and are most pronounced for publications in top journals.STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) areas of study show a heavy underrepresentation of female students in most countries. This underrepresentation of female students is closely linked to the underrepresentation of female researchers in those areas. Globally, the percentage of females studying engineering, manufacturing and construction or ICT (information and communications technology) is below 25% in over two- thirds of countries.During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, although submission of academic papers for publication increased in all months during the lockdown period, the rate of increase in submissions by female researchers was significantly less than those by male researchers. This deficit was also found to be especially pronounced among younger cohorts of female academics. Mujeres en la educación superior: ¿la ventaja femenina ha puesto fin a las desigualdades de género? Year of publication: 2021 Author: Daniele Vieira do Nascimento | Takudzwa Mutize | Jaime Felix Roser Chinchilla Corporate author: UNESCO Aunque son alentadoras las estadísticas sobre el acceso de las mujeres a la enseñanza superior, las mujeres siguen topándose con obstáculos cuando intentan ejercer puestos académicos clave en las universidades, participar en investigaciones relevantes y asumir funciones de liderazgo.Las mujeres están sobrerrepresentadas entre el personal docente de los niveles educativos inferiores, mientras que su presencia es notablemente menor en la enseñanza superior (segregación vertical). Lo mismo ocurre en los puestos de dirección de centros educativos y en la elaboración de las políticas educativas. En muchos países, las mujeres siguen estando infrarrepresentadas en los niveles superiores del profesorado y en los órganos de decisión de la enseñanza superior.En el ámbito de la investigación, los hombres publican en promedio más artículos que las mujeres, lo que demuestra que existe una brecha de publicación entre ambos sexos. Las diferencias entre la cantidad de publicaciones académicas de hombres y la de mujeres persisten y son más acentuadas cuando se trata de publicaciones en las revistas más destacadas. En las áreas de estudio STEM (ciencia, tecnología, ingeniería y matemáticas) se observa una fuerte infrarrepresentación de las estudiantes en la mayoría de los países. Esta infrarrepresentación de las estudiantes guarda estrecha relación con la infrarrepresentación de las investigadoras en esas áreas. A escala mundial, el porcentaje de mujeres que estudian ingeniería, industria y construcción o tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (TIC) se ubica por debajo del 25 % en más de dos tercios de los países. 
Guinea Pig VF (S. Prijot) Year of publication: 2015 Corporate author: Îles de Paix In Peru, the guinea pig is bred for its protein-rich flesh. For a long time, they grew up within the family itself, without any particular precaution in terms of hygiene and the care to be provided to them. Thanks to the intervention of Iles de Paix, a hundred women were trained in the breeding of these animals, thus making it possible to improve the quality and the quantity of the production. Through this action, many families have seen their food enriched considerably and for some, their income improved. Cochon d'Inde VF (S. Prijot) Year of publication: 2015 Corporate author: Îles de Paix Au Pérou, le cochon d'Inde est élevé pour sa chair riche en protéines. Longtemps, ceux-ci grandissaient au sein même de la famille, sans aucune précaution particulière au niveau de l'hygiène et des soins à leur prodiguer. Grâce à l'intervention d'Iles de Paix, une centaine de femmes a été formée à l'élevage de ces animaux, permettant ainsi d'améliorer la qualité et la quantité de la production. À travers cette action, beaucoup de familles ont vu leur alimentation s'enrichir considérablement et pour certaines, leurs revenus s'améliorer. 
Bilingualism: A Key Tool in the University Context Year of publication: 2013 Author: Carmen Beatriz Araujo Quiroz Corporate author: Rev. hist.edu.latinoam This study constitutes a critical reflection from a sociocultural approach on the need to rethink the bilingualism in higher education. Its main purpose is focus on the understanding of the current education as a multilingual practice in the context of the knowledge society Bilingüismo: Herramienta clave en el contexto universitario Year of publication: 2013 Author: Carmen Beatriz Araujo Quiroz Corporate author: Rev. hist.edu.latinoam Este estudio constituye una reflexión crítica con enfoque sociocultural sobre la necesidad de repensar el bilingüismo en la educación superior. Su propósito principal se orienta hacía la comprensión de la educación actual como una práctica multilingüe o plurilingüe, en el marco de la sociedad del conocimiento. 
Attacks With Chemical Agents as a Form of Extreme Violence Against Women in Colombia (Revista Temas Socio Jurídicos; Vol. 36 No. 73) Year of publication: 2017 Author: Camila Alejandra Villalobos Araujo Corporate author: Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga (UNAB) This text aims to analyse different contexts from which the extreme violence can be seen and the elements that describe it, in order to articulate this concept to the phenomenon of acid attacks. In other words, the text seeks to determine and explain why such attacks are configured as an act of extreme violence, specifically to women, taking into account the stories and testimonies of surviving victims in Colombia. From it, the text seeks to make visible the obligation of the State to prevent and reduce these attacks, proposing solutions in the medium and long term, from the legislative, judicial and executive power.