Projects to conserve dryland areas must ensure that women have secure access to and control over this land, says Henrietta Miers.

Companies have much to offer when it comes to helping female entrepreneurs in developing countries access markets, says Henrietta Miers.

The number of female researchers in the Islamic world is above average, but this does not translate to the quality of their participation, says Athar Osama.

Small-scale technology can help women to raise their status and increase their income and education, says Henrietta Miers.

Research is needed into how women and girls could use mobile phones to get help after sexual violence, says Henrietta Miers.

A six-country assessment shows how women's inclusion in science should be supported, write gender experts Sophia Huyer and Nancy Hafkin.

Theatre is a powerful tool to mobilise women farmers in Africa, say agriculture specialists Lindiwe Majele Sibanda and Sithembile Mwamakamba.

S&T advances should safeguard health, equity and the rights of vulnerable populations, says rural development professional Bhavani R. V.

Gender analysis must become integral to development policy. But the first step is to count women in, says UNCSTD gender adviser Shirley Malcom.

Countries in South-East Asia must learn from successful family planning programmes if living standards are to improve, says Crispin Maslog.

Integrating human rights thinking into policies for combating HIV/AIDS is essential, says Navi Pillay.

Implementation is the primary challenge for renewed family planning efforts, says demography and population specialist John May.

We need to revive the rights-based agenda and realign research priorities for women's health, says Priya Shetty.

Biopesticides are better and safer than chemical pesticides — policymakers must do more to promote them, says insect ecologist Manuele Tamò.

Tackling gender equality with science and technology doesn't have to mean reinventing the wheel, argues Calestous Juma.

The proposed Sustainable Development Goals need more focus on health to continue the progress achieved with MDGs, argues Priya Shetty.

Population forecasts may be based on unrealistic assumptions of demographic change in the developing world, warns Carl Haub.

More girls will study natural sciences if social norms are challenged — there are no innate barriers, argues Emily Ngubia Kuria.

A policy to encourage women graduates in South Africa has worked. Now we must support women scientists, says science minister Naledi Pandor.