摘要：One of the key imperatives of the post-1994 science and higher education system in South Africa has been and remains the transformation of the human resource base of knowledge production. One of the specific ways in which this has been envisaged is through interventions that would lead to the research system becoming more inclusive of female and black scientists and academics. Such interventions include the Thuthuka and Women-inScience funding instruments of the National Research Foundation, the University Capacity Development Plan of the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), and initiatives by the Academy of Science of South Africa and the National Science and Technology Forum to create and stimulate the interest and participation of female students and scholars in knowledge production.
