Commitment to Gender Inclusion
Learn more about how the SERVIR network works to make geospatial information technologies and professions more gender responsive and inclusive.
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Learn more about how the SERVIR network works to make geospatial information technologies and professions more gender responsive and inclusive.
The GeoFem: Women in Geospatial Technologies workshop was hosted and organized by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and the Central America Aerospace Network (RAC) in San José.
|Lena Pransky, NASA Science Coordination Office
Meet four participants from the GeoFem Women in Geospatial Technologies workshop was hosted and organized by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and the Central America Aerospace Network (RAC) in San José in November 2023.
|Lena Pransky, NASA Science Coordination Office
In Costa Rica, the GeoFem workshops create a supportive environment for women to combine their unique knowledge and experiences with Earth science technology. The following stories demonstrate how everyone benefits when women are empowered to use Earth science in community decision-making.
|Lena Pransky, NASA Science Coordination Office
Because climate change disproportionately impacts women and girls, Earth science cannot be fully effective in addressing climate issues without including the realities and unique knowledge of women. Unfortunately, many women are excluded from participating in both the field of Earth science and in community decision-making.
|Lena Pransky, NASA Science Coordination Office