Gender Justice in STEM Research in Africa
A project comprising a network of women change-makers and male allies focused on tackling the underrepresentation of women in STEM
Our Goal
Creating pathways for gender justice in STEM research in Africa.
About Us
GeJuSTA is a multinational project seeking to tackle the problem of underrepresentation of women and the lack of gender analysis in STEM research. Our network has members from universities and NGOs based in Kenya, Uganda, Sweden, South Africa, Zambia, and the United Kingdom.
Achieving gender justice in STEM fields has remained problematic with much of the masculinist and colonialist concepts driving it. With a network of experienced academics, professionals, and other community partners, this project seeks to use a gender transformative approach, rooted in African feminism, ethics of care and ubuntu, to influence policy by identifying barriers and creatively diversifying the framing of STEM and STEA+M pedagogies.
“People ask me all the time: ‘What is it like to be a woman at Google?’ I’m not a woman at Google, I’m a geek at Google. And being a geek is just great. I’m a geek, I like to code, I even like to use spreadsheets when I cook.”
– Marissa Mayer, Technologist and former CEO of Yahoo.
Calling All Mentors & Mentees
“People ask me all the time: ‘What is it like to be a woman at Google?’ I’m not a woman at Google, I’m a geek at Google. And being a geek is just great. I’m a geek, I like to code, I even like to use spreadsheets when I cook.”
– Marissa Mayer, Technologist and former CEO of Yahoo.
Our Work Packages
The project is divided into four work packages (WPs)…
WP 1
Examining Barriers and Enablers for Women in STEM Research
WP 2
Increasing Female Representation in Data Science in Africa by Learning from Feminised STEM Fields
WP 3
Mainstreaming Gender Analysis and Gender-aware Design Methodologies
WP 4
GeJuSTA Academy: Supporting Early-Career Female Researchers in Africa
Our Work Packages
The project is divided into four work packages (WPs)…
WP 1
Examining Barriers and Enablers for Women in STEM Research
WP 2
Increasing Female Representation in Data Science in Africa by Learning from Feminised STEM Fields
WP 3
Mainstreaming Gender Analysis and Gender-aware Design Methodologies
WP 4
GeJuSTA Academy: Supporting Early-Career Female Researchers in Africa
Our Work Packages
The project is divided into four work packages (WPs)…
WP 1
Examining Barriers and Enablers for Women in STEM Research
WP 2
Increasing Female Representation in Data Science in Africa by Learning from Feminised STEM Fields
WP 3
Mainstreaming Gender Analysis and Gender-aware Design Methodologies
WP 4
GeJuSTA Academy: Supporting Early-Career Female Researchers in Africa
“We’re not here to say pink and princesses are bad, we just want girls to know they can build their own castles, too!”
– Debbie Sterling, Founder GoldieBlox and spokesperson, and advocate for women in engineering and technology
“We’re not here to say pink and princesses are bad, we just want girls to know they can build their own castles, too!”
– Debbie Sterling, Founder GoldieBlox and spokesperson, and advocate for women in engineering and technology
Our Partners
Be part of our community
Follow us on social media or join any of our Forums