Geoffrey Oldham

The UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development was established in 1993. At its first meeting it was decided that one of its main work themes should be Gender, Science and Development. A working group of eight women and eight men was established and I was elected its Chair. Betsy was appointed Director of Studies.
 

We worked closely over the next two years to prepare a report which was endorsed by ECOSOC and presented to the Beijing Women's Conference. Betsy was responsible for reviewing all the previous literature on the subject and for convening several international workshops on the topic.

The final report proposed "Seven Transformative Actions" for governments to implement which would help to achieve gender equity when science was applied to development goals. Betsy's contribution to this important study was very substantial.