A diverse scientific community comes with the promise of changing the research culture to a more open, democratic, and useful one. I write on The India Forum theindiaforum.in/gender/towards…

"Envisioning a culture where all are welcome is indeed an act of necessary resistance and epic positivity. What is a better place to work towards such a vision than a diverse place like India?" Aashima writes theindiaforum.in/gender/towards…

With two major festivals coming up within a month of the start of the new year - #ISF and #JaipurLitFest - we would like to bring up a discussion for our audience here.

Looking forward to this discussion to mark the relaunch of Episteme

TheLifeofScience.com IAP WISTEMM DBT-NIPGR The Indian Express IASc, Bengaluru Indian National Science Academy (INSA) Nandita J Aashima Nice article. Somehow Sexual Harassment as an issue in women's retention in STEM fails to get a mention. This problem is getting acknowledged worldwide but much less in India.

here's TheLifeofScience.com 's prayer for SWATI IASc, Bengaluru Indian National Science Academy (INSA) IAP WISTEMM #genderinscience

Marking this year's #InternationalWomenAndGirlsInScienceDay in India with an excerpt from our TheLifeofScience.com book!

#ExpressOpinion | Launched on International Day For Girls and Women in Science, will SWATI break old habits? ✍️: Nandita J and Aashima indianexpress.com/article/opinio…

"When asked why so many women drop out of science, most men said family and sociocultural factors. Women agreed but a significant proportion [also] pointed out the lack of opportunities and disabling organisational factors..." - Aashima Nandita J indianexpress.com/article/opinio…

Attention all women students across the country! Apply for our summer school program in Mathematics and Statistics. Our two-week program will broaden your exposure to mathematics and statistics problem-solving skills. Apply by April 6th Webpage icts.res.in/program/swms20…

8 years on Twitter means its our 8th anniversary! Thank you for sticking by, through ups and downs. Hope we will be able to have some ups this year & begin publishing content again. Sharing some snippets from the archives for you...

The unstoppable Urbasi Sinha is quite clear and consistent in interviews abt gender bias in science: she didnt face any growing up or while training, it crept up as she took up senior roles from senior decision-makers aka boys club. nature.com/articles/s4200…

At IIAstrophysics this evening on occasion of #InternationalWomensDay #LabHopping Aashima

We are excited to have Nandita Jayaraj Nandita J at our campus today to talk about the gender gap in Indian STEM, the TheLifeofScience.com Project & her recent book with Aashima as well! @dstindia Annapurni Subramaniam Astronomical Soc. India Outreach and Education DOOT COSMOS Mysuru Working Group for Gender Equity - ASI

More than a woman-in-science story, Joan's journey highlights the cost of STEM's obsession with youth. Far too many talented folk cannot afford an uninterrupted decade of BSc-MSc-PhD. We have much to gain by being inclusive. Full version is now up on good ol' TheLifeofScience.com

I write about the science of sex testing in sport, and why we are biased against athletes like #ImaneKhelif. Science shows as many as 58 variations between male and female, the Madras HC wrote in 2019 in the Arunkumar Sreeja order. But are we reading the science right? #Paris2024

The IITs are being destroyed one step at a time. Union education ministry sending a circular for a private body, Centre for Narendra Modi Studies, and IIT-K director going overboard. New India.

"Some researchers in India have apparently been harassing women for decades... a prominent biologist who handed sexually explicit letters... Fears of repercussions stopped people speaking out, one ecologist who experienced the behaviour told Nature." nature.com/articles/d4158…

Happening next week, Sept 19th. We are joined by Dr. Gili Freedman St Mary's College MD and Aashima Freidog Aashima Be part of the conversation, discuss your experiences, and sketch out achievable solutions together. Emerging Creatives of Science #webinar

Can you spot a Lab Hopper illustrated by the super talented Siddhesh Gautam on the cover of this new IndiaBioscience.org publication 🥳 Don't miss the interview with Sayantan Datta and also essays by Aashima & Nandita J