women in STEM

Men and women working with plants in a lab. Credit: felixioncool/pixabay

Listen: Towards a Better Future for the World, a Better Future for Women

Shruti Muralidhar, Navneet A. Vasistha and Abhishek Chari 25/06/2018

Ramesh Laungani is the driving force behind the ‘1000...

Women-Engineering

Tackling Gender Inequality in STEM? Consider Culture, A New Study Says

Cathleen O'Grady, Undark Magazine 27/04/2018

For the numerous organisations dedicated to addressing the problem...

A general assembly in progress at the International Astronomical Union. Representative image. Credit: IAU

Where Are India’s Women Astronomers?

Aswin Sekhar 08/03/2018

The ratio of female to male professional astronomers in...

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Multiple Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Prominent Skeptic Lawrence Krauss Come to Light

The Wire Staff 23/02/2018

The allegations include trying to force a woman into...

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Dear Nobel Laureate, Your Words Matter Because Young Women Are Listening to You

Shruti Muralidhar, Navneet A. Vasistha and Abhishek Chari 07/02/2018

Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard could have given young women some hope...

Hina Bhat at a conference in Japan in 2014. Source: Author provided

The Lives and Times of Kashmir’s Women Scientists

Majid Maqbool 17/01/2018

According to one scientist, being a woman adds to...

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How a Mechanical Engineer Is Powering Through Solid Mechanics

Nandita Jayaraj 14/01/2018

Poonam Kumari, currently doing research in IIT Guwahati, talks...