This special issue brings selected papers from an international conference which brought a group of approximately 30 Science Technology and Society and Popularization of Science experts from nine South Asian and Southeast Asian countries (Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Thailand), plus the United States. They discussed how best to enhance public awareness about the role of women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). These papers show how to develop strategies for increasing the participation of women in STEM, both as STEM professionals and as informed and engaged, lifelong participants in a STEM-rich world.

本期特刊收录了来自南亚和东南亚九个国家（孟加拉国、印度、印度尼西亚、马来西亚、尼泊尔、巴基斯坦、新加坡、斯里兰卡）的约 30 位科学技术与社会和科普专家的国际会议精选论文兰卡和泰国），以及美国。他们讨论了如何最好地提高公众对女性在科学、技术、工程和数学 (STEM) 中的作用的认识。这些论文展示了如何制定战略以增加女性对 STEM 的参与，无论是作为 STEM 专业人士，还是作为 STEM 丰富世界中知情和参与的终身参与者。