The Inter-American Network of Academies of Sciences

IANAS IS MEMBER AFILLIATED OF

IANAS Academies of Sciences

Academia de Ciencias

Físicas,Matemáticas y Naturales Venezuela

Caribbean Scientific

Union

Our strength: 23 Academies of Sciences hundreds of scientists actively collaborating with IANAS.

• The mission of IANAS is to strengthen science communities in the hemisphere and to provide an independent source of science policy advice to governments on key regional and global challenges.

IANAS PROGRAMS*

• Capacity Building• Science Education• Energy• Water• Women for Science

*CB and WfS are horizontal programs

SCIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAM

Teaching Assistants

Program Structure

Teachers Elementary schools Junior high schools

Students

Scientist of the National Academies of Science

SUPPORT FOR EDUCATION

Teaching Support Introduction to Research

Promotion and Dissemination of

Science• Science at your School• Training on Computing for children in rural areas• Mathematics Teaching • PAUTA (Academic adoption of gifted students)

• Summers on Scientific Research

• Science on Sunday• Science Olympiads • Spring Competitions on Mathematics • “Parrot” Competitions onMathematics

As result…

• IANAS Water Program•

• • •

• Lake Titikaka, Bolivia 2011 • • • Sao Paolo, 2012 • San Paolo,

Brazil 2012 •

Nicaragua 2011

Book available as PDF in different sites

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• The book “Diagnostico del Agua de las Americas” was presented in 15 countries (2012) of the region

• A symposium “Enhancing

Water Management Capacity in a Changing World”

• The water network organized in Nicaragua and Guatemala two regional workshops for the management of water

The Program is currently preparing the book “Urban Water of the Americas” The new publication will be first presented in Panama in 2014 with a subsequent international release in March 2015 during International Water Day

• IANAS Water Program

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ENERGY PROGRAM

WOMEN FOR SCIENCE PROGRAMAnneke Levelt Sengers (US) and Lilliam Alvarez (Cuba)

Vision of the Program: Full inclusion and empowerment of women in science

Sources: Figure 2: UNESCO Institute for Statistics Women in Science , 2009/(3) The Role of Latin American Women in International Scientific Collaboration. Dr E. Margarita Almada, Dr

Jane M. Russell & Shirley Ainsworth. IFUW International Federation of University Women http://www.ifuw.org/

Women in Science in the Americas• Their careers tend to remain

confined to the lower ranks of the hierarchy

• Women are still poorly represented at the decision-making levels.

• In particular, women’s membership in national science academies in the region is low - below 30%

• Women are not sufficiently included in international collaboration teams or publications (3)

• Empowering women within the Academies, how are we doing this ?– Appointing liaisons in all Academies and to all

Programs, strengthening the network. – With the support of the Academies, promoting the

creation of national scientific groups addressing gender issues

– Advising and informing IANAS Academies posting resources on gender issues on web page

– Produce the quantitative/qualitative information for women scientist in each academy

• Other strategies enhancing the status of women scientists…

– The Biography Project aimes to give visibility to oustanding women scientists in the Americas with the goal encourage young women to think of science as they evaluate their own future opportunities.

– The IANAS Prize outstanding advanced female graduate student in the sciences, mathematics or engineering

And they say…“During the polio epidemic I set an example in Argentina by vaccinating myself and my offspring, after which I set about vaccinating others…” Eugenia Sacerdote Lusting, Argentina

“My parents made me feel I could achieve whatever I wanted; the sky was the limit.” Marla Sokolowski, Canada

“Science is about data, perseverance, discipline and often about love, and women know a lot about all this” Idelissa Bonelly, Dominican Republic

“Being a scientist does not conflict with feminine values; you can be a mother, a housewife and glamorous “Grace Sirju Charran, Trinidad and Tobago

“Science is not to be kept but rather to be spread” Deana Marcano, Venezuela

“The most important thing is to devote yourself to what you like best, regardless of the pay or recognition, because this will come if you do your work with passion.” Eugenia Kalnai, US

This book was presented simultaneously in 16 countries

The Biographies Project

10 mujeres que lideran la ciencia en América Latina Margarita Rodríguez

BBC Mundo

Miércoles, 16 de octubre de 2013

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Son decenas y están por toda América Latina. Tienen en común su amor por la ciencia y una curiosidad del tamaño del Universo. Se trata de científicas que llevan a cabo investigaciones clave en diferentes campos, no sólo en la región sino en el exterior.

Leading Women Scientists in the Media

Our next steps• Strengthening existing regional committees and creating

new committees.• Performing a census of women scientists in the Academies

of the Americas.• Promoting recognition of outstanding women scientists in

the Americas at all stages of their careers.

Clarimar Camacho, Venezuela (IANAS Prize 2013)

The IANAS Prize (For young scientists)

Thank you, Merci, Gracias

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