Sunday, July 10, 2005

Indian women in science

Anita Rao Kashi reports in ToI:

"Becoming a scientist has not been encouraged as a career for girls. Even after they do their masters in science subjects, they gravitate towards a teaching career rather than taking up research," IISc professor and physicist Rohini Godbole said.

The solution: a two-pronged role model programme ...

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