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Mission and objectives
UNDP Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific (RBAP), with 24 Country Offices covering work in 36 countries and decades of experience in the region, is a trusted adviser and a ‘development partner’ of choice for governments across the region in supporting the localization and achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Context
The RBAP, BRH Gender team commissioned a study on “Women in STEM in the Asia Pacific” in 2023. The objectives of the study of the study was to:1. Map key challenges and opportunities for Women in STEM across the five countries by taking a life cycle approach (birth to retirement).2. Capture best practices and examples that highlight effective approaches for promoting Women in STEM.3. Provide practical recommendations for how different stakeholders can promote women’s participation in STEM.Based on the objectives, the study undertook a regional qualitative analysis of emerging issues and solutions facing women and girls in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) across five countries: China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, and Thailand. Among the many recommendations that have emerged through the study, one of them is to promote regional forums and collaborations with existing global and local platforms to establish partnerships, markets, and direct opportunities for Women in STEM within the region.Given that the UNDP egional Bureau of Europe and Central Asia (RBEC) has a solid foundation build through its STEM4All platform, it presents a good opportunity for RBAP to promote and implement the same. To kick off the integration of UNDP Asia Pacific with the UNDP RBEC STEM4All platform, it is looking to provide data of Women in STEM in the region. The data will be uploaded on the platform to ensure that it is integrated well with the existing data available for Regional Bureau of Europe and Central Asia.To that end, we are seeking to collaborate with qualified Online Volunteers in data gathering exercise on Women in STEM in Asia and the Pacific region, specifically in 24 countries.
Task description
For the collection of data on Women in STEMin Asia Pacific, we seek support from Online Volunteers, who under the guidance of Regional Gender Team will:- Discuss and define objective as well as Data Collection methodology- Develop or identify a methodology tool for Data Collection, if required, and propose implementation plan- Identify and screen for data sources- Conduct Data Collection using defined methodology and tools from selected sources- Create/prepare report capturing findingsThe data gathering exercise will cover 24 countries in Asia-Pacific, and each Online Volunteer will be assigned with 8 countries. The countries include:1. Afghanistan2. Bangladesh3. Bhutan4. Cambodia5. China6. Democratic Republic of Korea7. Fiji MCO (Solomon & FSM)8. India9. Indonesia10. Iran11. Lao PDR12. Malaysia13. Maldives14. Mongolia15. Myanmar16. Nepal17. Pakistan18. Papua New Guinea19. Philippines20. Samoa21. Sri Lanka22. Thailand23. Timor-Leste24. VietnamThe Online Volunteers will have the opportunity to build connections with the Gender Team at UNDP and learn about the ways in which data can support promote gender equality in STEM sector.
