Date: 21/05/2010
Introduction:
The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) hosted an International Conference of the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS) from 19–23 October 2009 in Durban. This conference provided the ideal platform to announce the establishment of a National Chapter of the Third World Organization for Women in Science (TWOWS). There are currently 76 full members of TWOWS in South Africa, some of whom are also members of ASSAf. These TWOWS members are currently inactive in the international organization and do not reap the benefits of networking or strengthening links, due to the absence of an in-country coordinating structure. With the establishment of a TWOWS National Chapter, it is planned to initiate activities that will agree strongly with South Africa’s science and technology policy of increasing the participation of women in science. An executive committee will hold its second meeting in May 2010 to discuss, among other issues, the TWOWS National Chapter 2010/2011 strategic action plan. (Source: TWOS, April 2010)
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