GenderedDesign STEAM

Carleton University awards 20 grants, funded by International Development Research Centre (IDRC), across the global south to support Gendered Design in STEAM (GDS).

The 20 selected research teams come from Africa, Asia & Latin America. The teams work in a variety of fields that practice design processes, but they share a common goal: to identify & overcome gender bias & tackle issues especially affecting women in lower- and middle-income countries.

Scholars in humanities, social sciences& and design are actively transforming the traditional science, technology, engineering & mathematics (STEM) fields into something with a more human-centred approach, taking STEM to STEAM by including the arts.

Driven by local interests, the awarded projects go beyond the common focus of gender innovations in health & agriculture by supporting advances in the fields of STEAM related to: transport, renewable energy, built environment & housing, manufacturing, infrastructure, and accessibility.