Ensuring Gender Equity in Science
- The 'Research and Development Statistics of 2019-2020 of the Department of Science & Technology (DST)' reports that only 16.6% of researchers who are directly involved in R&D activities are women.
- The Women Scientists Programmes of DST support an inclusive and diverse STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) landscape in India by encouraging women to seek advanced degrees and actively participate in research.
- The Programmes and Schemes are carried out under the umbrella programme Knowledge Involvement in Research Advancement through Nurturing (KIRAN).Major Programmes are:
- Women Scientist Scheme-A (WOS-A) for pursuing Research in Basic/Applied Science.
- Women Scientist Scheme-B (WOS-B) focuses on S&T interventions ....
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