Gender

Indu Siva Ranjani. Credit: The Life of Science

Finding the Right Materials for Buildings of the Future

Nandita Jayaraj 19/11/2017

A civil engineer at IIT Guwahati talks about her...

(L-R) Yamuna Krishna, Ananya Jahanara Kabir and Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay. Credit: ISF

Infosys Prizes Announced for Three Women – but That Is Not Enough

Aashima Dogra 17/11/2017

Is it meaningful to be proud that the prize...

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On Marie Curie’s Birth Anniversary, Let’s Question the Social Evils She Battled

Nandita Jayaraj 08/11/2017

Marie Curie should not only be celebrated for her...

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Ecosan Toilets Are Making It Safer for Rural Bihar’s Women to Defecate During Floods

Nidhi Jamwal 04/11/2017

Floods often bring poisonous snakes along with the waters...

ETH Zurich. Credit: ETH

Astro Institute Bullying Case Offers Peek Into Fraught Ties Between PhD Students, Supervisors

Vasudevan Mukunth 04/11/2017

A professor has been accused of bullying her students....

ASHA workers protesting in Vadodara. Credit: Damayantee Dhar

Gujarat ASHA Workers’ Protest Ends, But Not Their Struggle for Better Conditions

Damayantee Dhar 31/10/2017

Close to 50 ASHA workers and two leaders of...

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If There Are Few Women in STEM, There Could Be Fewer in Economics

Madhvi Gupta and Pushkar 30/10/2017

Women aspiring to be professors of economics, whether at...