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Addressing barriers to the education, recruitment, progression and retention of women in science, engineering and technology (SET), from school age-level, to university studies, to late career, is key for meeting the increasing demand for a skilled workforce. The OECD, together with the Canadian Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, will hold a 2nd workshop on "Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (SET): Strategies for a Global Workforce”. 

This international workshop will bring together stakeholders from government, education and research institutions and the business community and will provide the latest insight on:

• Women in the general workforce and in SET
• Gender issues in the sciences:
  • Excellence, science cultures and gender
  • Programmes and initiatives focusing on changes in the scientific system
  • Programmes and initiatives focusing on the advancement of women