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Why Mattel’s Astrophysicist Barbie Is Really the Same Problems in New Clothes

Nehmat Kaur 20/02/2019

The company's efforts to promote gender equality look hollow...

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Interview: ‘If We Want New Revolutions, We Need New Abstract Concepts as Well’

The Wire Staff 20/01/2019

A conversation with the noted mathematical physicist Nalini Anantharaman...

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Women Won’t Study STEM Just Because They Live in a More Gender-Equal Country

Lakshmi Supriya 08/01/2019

The gap in science education between the genders is...

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A Sexism Less Noticed: In Academic Recommendation Letters

Aswin Sekhar 17/12/2018

Most of academia is highly competitive and near-misses are...

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What Will It Take for Science in India to Have Its #MeToo Movement?

Aashima Dogra and Nandita Jayaraj 04/11/2018

The rigid hierarchies that are fundamental to Indian scientific...

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Why Indian Academia’s Harassment Woes Need Radical Rethink of Its Structure

Madhusudhan Raman 12/10/2018

For a profession that boasts a longstanding commitment to...

Vigyan Jyoti’s aim is to arrange for girl students of classes 9, 10 and 11 meet women scientists. Representative image. Credit: mesterjagels/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

A Year Since Launch of Govt Scheme to Get Girls Into Science, What’s Happened?

T.V. Padma 05/09/2018

Some believe that if science leaders and politicians don't...