By Samia Burridge, Sponsor Scientific.
The Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) unites women scientists from the developing and developed worlds. With a rapidly growing membership, OWSD strengthens its members’ roles in development and promotes their representation in leadership. The OWSD supports women through fellowships, awards, training, career development and networking at all career stages. OWSD’s work matters because it is well known that science drives solutions to the world’s problems. If women are not directly involved, we lose their knowledge and specific experiences. But when women are participants as well as beneficiaries this improves effectiveness and contributes to local economies, alleviating problems such as poverty. A program unit of UNESCO, OWSD’s funding comes mostly from Sweden’s Sida and Canada’s IDRC. It accepts funding from its membership, research and development organisations, and corporates (Elsevier Foundation supports an Award). Funders can opt to sponsor a fellowship grant, or contribute to funds for ongoing programme development, including OWSD National Chapters.
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