Contribution of Females in Science and Technology
The achievement of males like Abdul kalam Azad, and C.V. Raman is very openly discussed but we very rarely talk about women’s exceptions Kalpana Chawla and Sunita Williams.
Some of those names are:
- Kadambini Ganguly– She was the first female graduate of the British Empire and the first female physician in south Asia.
- Anna Mani – She was a physicist and meteorologist. Her contribution is in the field of ozone, solar radiation, and wind energy.
- Dr. Indira Hinduja – She was a gynecologist by profession and developed oocyte donation techniques for menopausal and ovarian failure patients. She was the first woman to deliver a test tube baby.
- Dr. Aditi Pant – She is an oceanographer and one of the first Indian women to visit Antarctica . she was part of the third Indian expedition to Antarctica
- Dr. Suman Sahai – She is the founder of the Gene Campaign in India. She is the brain of the patent campaign for Azadirachta Indica (Neem) and Turmeric.
Women in the Field of Science and Technology
Even after 75 years of independence and celebrating Amrit Mahotsav, our beloved country is facing problems evident in the Vedic period. The discrimination among genders and degradation of the status of women started during the later Vedic period. Discrimination is evident in every field from the house to the workplace. The women labor force participation is 25.1 percent which is much below than world average of 46 percent.
One of the fields where discussion about discrimination is quite strong is Science and technology. A conference was held in Israel in November 2021 on the topic of India- Israel women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and mathematics (STEM). It was discussed to provide gender-neutral compensation and flexible work hours to increase women’s participation.