Exploring diversity and variety can lead to improved quality in industry. Alternative solutions for problems and innovations in SET often arise when different perceptions are noted. Increasingly organisations are realising that different working styles are valuable. Girls and women require SET for their individual careers. Empowerment of women and sexual equality are prerequisites for achieving political social, economic, cultural and environmental security among all peoples.
SET education is an essential part of empowerment.
In a rapidly advancing world everyone requires access to technological tools and knowledge to help them make informed decisions and participate in national SET debates. Back to top of this page Feminist critique of SET Science is a practical activity and scientific knowledge reflects the opinions and values of the people who practice it. The typical scientist is male and therefore science is based upon a 'masculine knowledge'. Feminists argue that because of this the scientific approach, traditionally, acts to control and dominate nature. Scientific knowledge might be different if it reflected the social experiences and traditions of a broader group of people.