Authors: Shubham Gaurav, Rhea Srivastava Nioun Nagsen, Yatharth Rohatgi,Dr. Kumari Namrata , Dr. Prabha Chand
Abstract: The world is progressing by leaps and bounds when it comes to women coming to the forefront and proving their mettle in diverse fields like space research, politics, bureaucracy, business administration, literature, science and arts. Gone are the days when the woman was confined to the four walls of the house, and her role was limited to family and child care. It feels great to see that the women have finally found the light at the end of their centuries-long journey through the dark tunnel of anonymousness. It’s an indisputable fact that the acclamation and stature that the women have been receiving in the past few decades is something that they deserved long back.
However, in the field of research and development, the odds aren’t still in their favor. The gender-biases here are so deep-rooted that we’ve still not been able to overcome that. The reasons for the underrepresentation of women are manifold: lack of programs to recruit women scientists, and the absence of mentoring programs within institutions to provide professional support, lack of career re-entry programs to encourage women scientists to resume their careers after taking a break to start a family, etc. This paper analyses all these situations in detail and suggests possible measures. Despite the efforts of certain private and government organizations slight increase in the inclusion of women in technology companies has been witnessed in recent years, but the representation is still very disappointing, particularly in leadership roles.
Keywords:Â Women, Research, Development, Representation, Statistics, Gender inequality, Participation, Opportunities.
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