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Women in science comprise only
a small percentage of the total number of working women in India.
Although there is no explicit discrimination against women at the
various levels of education, attitudinal biases and absence of
supportive institutional/social structures have, over the years,
operated as powerful forces against talented women realizing their full
potential in the pursuit of productive and rewarding careers in science.
The under-representation of women in science,
particularly at the senior levels of teaching and research in India,
has become a serious cause of concern for women scientists and women
policy planners. Hence there is a need to make women aware of a career
in science as a possible option of career and then to retain them in
the profession.
In this direction Women in Science Panel has started a new initiative
of conducting a series of seminars/ lectures on the topic "Women in
Science : A Career in Science". This is a part of their Role Model
Program. These seminars will have presentations by leading women
scientists about latest developments in their area of activity, to
showcase the work done by women scientists to an audience of both the
genders.
The main objectives of this initiative are as
follows:
- To inspire and motivate
young women to take up a career in Science.
- To create an awareness on
various career options available to young women scientists.
- To explore avenues for
entrepreneur development for women through Science.
Inaugural
seminar
at
Cochin
University
of
Science
and
Technology
The first inaugural seminar under this initiative
was held at Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), Cochin
on 5th
April, 2008.
Convener: Prof. Rohini Godbole, Chair, WiS Panel of the Indian Academy
of Sciences
Co-ordinators: Dr Padma Nambisan and Dr Sarita G. Bhat, Department of
Biotechnology, CUSAT, Cochin
Seminar at St.
Xavier's College, Ahmedabad
This is the second seminar under
this initiative, held at the St. Xavier's College, Ahmedabad on 13th
September, 2008.
Convener: Prof. Rohini Godbole, Chair,
WiS Panel of the Indian Academy of Sciences
Co-ordinators: Dr Riddhi Shah, School of Physical Sciences, Jawaharlal
Nehru University, New Delhi and TIFR, Mumbai
Dr Shanti Prasanna,
Department of Mathematics, St. Xavier's College, Ahmedabad
Seminar at Sanatana
Dharma College, Allapuzha, Kerala
The third seminar was held at Sanatana Dharma
College, Alappuzha, Kerala on 29th November, 2008.
Convener: Dr Indira Narayanaswamy, Scientist F, ADA, Bangalore
Co-ordinators: Smt. C.P Deepthi, Head, Department of Mathematics, S.D.
College, Alappuzha
Dr K.H Prema,
Department of Chemistry, S.D. College, Alappuzha
Seminar on
'Women in Science and Technology' at PAN-IIT, Chennai
The Panel organized a seminar on 'Women in
Science and
Technology' under the Career in Science initiative at the PAN-IIT
convention at IIT Madras, on 20th December 2008.
Conveners: Dr Neelima Gupte, IIT Madras
Dr Prema Rajagopalan, IIT Madras
Dr Shobhana Narasimhan, JNCASR, Bangalore
Seminar on Women
in Science & Technology: Career in Science & Technology
Centre for Empowerment of Women, Anna University organized a two-day
seminar between 15 and 16 May 2010 in collaboration with WiS Panel of
the Academy, at Anna University.
Conveners: Prof.
Hema Achyuthan, Director, Centre for Empowerment of Women, Anna
University
Organizing Committee Members (Anna University): Dr K. Hemalatha (Dept
of Mathematics), Dr N.K Ambujam (Centre for Water Resources), Dr
S. Lakshmi
(Div. of Urban & Traffic
Engineering), Dr P. Aruna (Dept of Physics), Dr B.
Umamaheswari (Dept of Electrical & Electronics Engineering), Dr
Kanaga Durga (Dept of
Mathematics), Dr V. Gomathi (Dept of
Electrical & Electronics Engineering), Dr R. Vidya
(Institute of Remote Sensing), Dr Radha Ramachandran (Centre for
Biotechnology)
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