Women Scientists
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Women's Day 2019: Women in health, science and innovation are collaborating globally
•There is much to look forward to when local strengths & determination expand into global efforts.
Bibha Chowdhuri: Unearthing and celebrating a forgotten jewel in Indian science
Dinesh C Sharma •Chowdhuri was the first woman researcher to join TIFR, Mumbai in 1949, where she remained till 1957.
R&D Expenditure in India has more than tripled from 2004-05 to 2014-15
Sunderarajan Padmanabhan •It is estimated that R&D expenditure could have further gone up to Rs. 94,516 crore in 2015-16 and crossed the Rs One lakh crore mark in 2016-17.
5 women scientists and technologists from India that are making the country proud
Tech2 News Staff •Here are five incredible women scientists and technologists from India who are making the nation proud.
Women scientists in India: What we learnt from a year of lab-hopping across the country
Nandita •Why does it seem to be so hard for women scientists to rise to the top at research institutions?
Indian Science Congress: Women scientists rue low representation in leadership roles
•Top women scientists gathered to discuss the challenges faced by them in terms of career growth in the field of science and technology and rued that their representation in leadership positions is very low.
US' women scientists get no recognition or Wikipedia pages
Fp Archives •It's a symptom of a larger problem for women in so-called STEM fields — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — where men far outnumber women. Even women who have done pioneering work in these fields don't always get the recognition they deserve, as evidenced by the list of recipients of Nobel Prizes in science. No woman has won one since 2009.
US' women scientists get no recognition or Wikipedia pages
Fp Archives •It's a symptom of a larger problem for women in so-called STEM fields - science, technology, engineering and mathematics - where men far outnumber women. Even women who have done pioneering work in these fields don't always get the recognition they deserve, as evidenced by the list of recipients of Nobel Prizes in science. No woman has won one since 2009.