Gender Imbalance in Policy Making Level in Science and Ethical Issue.
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2011
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ABSTRACT: When the achievement of women leadership in Science and technology (S&T) is
heighten in developed nations in comparison to women in developing countries, it is unfortunate
that women are invariably left below, rarely reaching decision-making positions in S&T in
Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, Prime Minister and Leader of Opposition are female but when it
comes to leadership in science, it is difficult to find a Marie Curie in Bangladesh. Men are twenty
times more likely than women to reach the top level positions in research. Women are underrepresented
in almost in all scientific boards. The scarcity of women in senior positions in such
bodies inevitably means that their opinions are less likely to be voiced in policy and decisionmaking
processes, which may lead to bias decision-making and priority setting in scientific
research. The causes of lower representation of women in S&T are discussed. All the causes
raise ethical questions and violate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDTH).
Millennium development goals can never be accomplished without the active participation of
women who represent 50 percent of the population, particularly their involvement in science
education. Based on this analysis, a change of culture is required to improve gender imbalance
in decision-making level in science.
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gender imbalance, policy level, science and ethical issue
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Lasker Shamima Parvin. Gender Imbalance in Policy Making Level in Science and Ethical Issue. Bangladesh Journal of Bioethics. 2011; 2(1): 13-17.