Reference
Bibliography & Further Reading
Recommended frameworks, reports, books, and online resources for understanding women's and girls' participation in STEM - for parents, students, researchers, and policy professionals.
International frameworks & reports
- UNESCO STEM and Gender Advancement (SAGA) Toolkit - methodology for collecting sex-disaggregated STEM data.
- European Commission "She Figures" - the most comprehensive comparable dataset on women in research and innovation across the European Research Area.
- OECD "Education at a Glance" - annual reference for women's participation in tertiary STEM education in OECD countries.
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics Fact Sheets - cross-country data on women researchers and R&D personnel.
- ITU Facts and Figures - annual data on the digital gender divide, internet use, and ICT skills.
- The Gender Equality and Knowledge Society Scorecard - the multi-pillar framework with national applications in India, South Korea, and South Africa. See our explainer.
Books & long-form reading
- Eileen Pollack, The Only Woman in the Room
- Cordelia Fine, Testosterone Rex and Delusions of Gender
- Caroline Criado Perez, Invisible Women
- Margot Lee Shetterly, Hidden Figures
Academic journals
- Gender, Work & Organization
- Science, Technology & Human Values
- Gender and Education
- Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering