Gagandeep Kang becomes first Indian woman to be elected Royal Society Fellow

She is known for her inter-disciplinary research of infections in children and has played important roles in developing vaccines against typhoid and rotavirus.

Scroll Staff

· Apr 19, 2019 · 11:40 am

Anna Mani was a pioneering scientist, so why don’t more Indians know about her?

The physicist and meteorologist, who was born on this date a century ago, is the subject of a new picture book.

Vijaysree Venkatraman

· Aug 23, 2018 · 11:30 am

When CV Raman denied a student admission in IISc because she was a woman

Stories of sexism from the early days of India’s premier science institute.

Deepika S

· Jun 29, 2018 · 11:30 am

Rosalind Franklin still doesn’t get the recognition she deserves for her DNA discovery

It's 65 years since the structure of DNA was first published, but the woman who made that possible remains unknown to many people.

Mark Lawler, The Conversation

· Apr 30, 2018 · 11:30 pm

As ‘Black Panther’ and ‘Annihilation’ show, it’s time for more movies with female scientists

This is what happens when we stop assuming audiences can't handle female-led sci-fi films.

Amy C. Chambers, The Conversation

· Mar 30, 2018 · 07:30 pm

Full text: Address sexual harassment in Indian labs, say 165 scientists

They called upon their peers to support the eight complainants who have accused JNU Professor Atul Johri of sexual misconduct.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 26, 2018 · 09:46 am

‘This book is ammunition’, says the writer who exposed sexism and myths about women in science

Science journalist Angela Saini’s new book challenges those who think that women are less intellectually capable than men.

Vivek Tejuja

· Aug 06, 2017 · 05:30 pm

The IITs want more women students but can extra seats be the answer?

The committee is spot-on in framing the problem as rooted in patriarchy, writes an ex-student, but its key proposal may not address the real issue.

Prajval Shastri

· Apr 29, 2017 · 10:30 am

For the first time, three science journals are publishing special issues centred on women scientists

The editions feature articles on and by women in science, whose contributions to the field are under-represented.

Shreya Roy Chowdhury

· Mar 21, 2017 · 07:30 am

Where are the women scientists, tech gurus and engineers in Hollywood films?

Women are not working in science because there are very few women portrayed in films and on TV who are working in science.

Vivienne Glance, The Conversation

· Dec 13, 2016 · 01:30 pm

Remembering Dr Janaki Ammal, pioneering botanist, cytogeneticist and passionate Gandhian

The plant scientist, who put the sweetness into our sugarcane varieties, served as the head of the Botanical Survey of India in the 1950s.

Geeta Doctor

· Jun 23, 2015 · 11:30 am