such fields as science, mathematics, engineering, environmental
sciences and technology, information technology and high technology,
as well as management training;
(f)
Promote women’s central role in food and agricultural research,
extension and education programmes;
(g)
Encourage the adaptation of curricula and teaching materials,
encourage a supportive training environment and take positive measures
to promote training for the full range of occupational choices of
non-traditional careers for women and men, including the development
of multidisciplinary courses for science and mathematics teachers to
sensitize them to the relevance of science and technology to women’s
lives;
(h)
Develop curricula and teaching materials and formulate and take
positive measures to ensure women better access to and participation
in technical and scientific areas, especially areas where they are not
represented or are underrepresented;
(i)
Develop policies and programmes to encourage women to participate in
all apprenticeship programmes;
(j)
Increase training in technical, managerial, agricultural extension and
marketing areas for women in agriculture, fisheries, industry and
business, arts and crafts, to increase income-generating
opportunities, women’s participation in economic decision-making, in
particular through women’s organizations at the grass-roots level, and
their contribution to production, marketing, business, and science and
technology;
(k)
Ensure access to
levels for adult
disabilities and
to improve their
quality education and training at all appropriate
women with little or no education, for women with
for documented migrant, refugee and displaced women
work opportunities.
Strategic objective B.4.
Develop non-discriminatory education
and training
Actions to be taken
83. By Governments, educational authorities and other educational and academic
institutions:
(a)
Elaborate recommendations and develop curricula, textbooks and
teaching aids free of gender-based stereotypes for all levels of
education, including teacher training, in association with all
concerned - publishers, teachers, public authorities and parents’
associations;
(b)
Develop training programmes and materials for teachers and educators
that raise awareness about the status, role and contribution of women
and men in the family, as defined in paragraph 29 above, and society;
in this context, promote equality, cooperation, mutual respect and
shared responsibilities between girls and boys from pre-school level
onward and develop, in particular, educational modules to ensure that
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