Although there are encouraging signs, women are still under-represented in science whether in basic scientific research or at higher decision-making levels.

UNESCO: OFFICE IN VENICE

Reliable scientific information and data must inform decision-making processes so as to develop sound policies for the sustainable management of our ocean.

UNESCO: CULTURE

The strategy aims to ensure the responsible development of nanotechnology by providing guidance to the Federal agencies that produce the scientific information for risk management, regulatory decision-making, product use, research planning, and public outreach.

WHITEHOUSE: Office of Science and Technology Policy Blog

The Center for Reproductive Rights, which filed suit against the age restriction, and other groups have argued that contraceptives are being held to a different and non-scientific standard than other drugs and that politics has played a role in decision-making.

WSJ: NY judge makes morning-after pill available to all

Ensuring affordable high-speed Internet connections and equally affordable access to electronic scientific information and data for all the world's universities and research institutions has become indispensable for informed decision-making and knowledge production.

UNESCO: INTERVIEW