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What's New in Women in Science!

1) 'Fix the system, not the women'
An article in Science which reports issues that need attention in order to remove the hurdles faced by women scientists in their careers.

2) 'Supermoms put in 40 hrs on research'
An article in Times of India about the report of the study 'Trained scientific women power: How much are we losing and why?' conducted by WiS Panel of IASc.

3) Prof. Rajeswari Chatterjee - An obituary.

4) 'This Wadi girl makes a mark at international science camp'
An article on Ms Ammara Farzeen, a XI student from Wadi, Gulbarga who made a mark at the international level as a young scientist.

5)
'Lilavati's Daughters: The Women Scientists of India' (Second printing)

6) "On her own terms"
A tribute that has appeared in The Hindu newspaper on Prof. Rajeswari Chatterjee who passed away on September 03, 2010.


7) "Six Ways to Keep Women in Science"
An article in Science which tells about some methods by which women can improve their science career prospects.


8) Evaluating and Enhancing Women's Participation in Scientific and Technological Research: The Indian Initiatives
A report of National Task Force for Women in Science, DST.


9) "Women scientists face systemic biases"
An article in The Hindu about the report of the study 'Trained scientific women power: How much are we losing and why?' by the WiS Panel of the Academy.


10) Public lecture on "Women in Science: The Lilavati's Daughters Project" by Prof. Ramkrishna Ramaswamy at NIAS
This is a report in the Times of India newspaper about the public lecture on 'Women in Science: The Lilavati's Daughters Project" by Prof. Ramakrishna Ramaswamy held at NIAS on December 16, 2009.


11) Eklavya Foundation, an NGO in Madhya Pradesh which develops and field tests innovative educational programmes and trains resource people to implement these programmes, has published a review of  'Lilavati's Daughters: The Women Scientists of India' and some of its essays in Hindi language in two of its publications 'Srote' and 'Sandarbh' respectively.
Review in 'Srote'.

'Sandarbh':
Volume 67, No. 10, January-February 2010
Volume 66, No. 9, November-December 2009
Volume 65, No. 8, September-October 2009
Volume 64, No. 7, July-August 2009
Volume 63, No. 6, March-June 2009

12) Abridged translated versions of the essays of 'Lilavati's Daughters: The Women Scientists of India' that have appeared in the Marathi magazine Loksatta have been put up in our website. Have a look here...

Check the related information appeared in Loksatta.


13) Interesting reviews on 'Lilavati's Daughters: The Women Scientists of India'.

14) 
"Trained Scientific Women Power: How Much are we Losing and Why?" - The report of the study conducted by the WiS Panel of Indian Academy of  Sciences is released!

15)  Prof. Satyavati M. Sirsat - An obituary.


                                                                                                                                          

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

 
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