Voices
Women in science don’t want freebies, but a level playing field
Quick fixes may address person-specific issues, but long-term reliance on these quick-fixes will keep reinforcing the gender bias, undermining the massive amount of effort that women scientists put in.
March 25th 2019
In the life of a single-parent postdoc
A postdoctoral researcher talks about the odds stacked against her and of her determination to overcome them, hopefully with some help from the system.
March 14th 2019
How Hollywood brought women of S.T.E.A.M together
One of the labhoppers is back after spending three amazing weeks mingling with some amazing science women from all around the world in a unique exchange programme in the USA.
December 9th 2018
Diary of a labhopper: Outreach at NCBS, Bangalore
It takes ages to reach Bangalore city from its airport. So I was glad my destination this time was only thirty mins away. Passing through the expansive GKVK University of Agriculture campus, the cab reached the gates of NCBS. I made an entry. Arguably one of the best places to pursue research in India, NCBS […]
December 7th 2018
Draw-a-scientist bloopers and other learnings from school children
Nandita shares her experience of interacting with school students. She tried the famous ‘Draw-a-scientist’ test with them. Read to see what she found out.
October 12th 2018
What it’s like to build a spacecraft to the Moon
Deepana Gandhi, an engineer at TeamIndus, recounts to us what participating in this lofty mission means to her.
October 5th 2018
Video: Nano-pollution is real, warns Madhu
A nanotechnologist in Chandigarh works on the dangers of the nanoparticles on biological systems.
July 27th 2018
TeamIndus flies rockets with girl students
TeamIndus, a private aerospace company organises a ‘girls-only’ outreach event
July 15th 2018
Strength in unexpected places
Chandrima’s work takes her to remote and isolated locations in the country, and it is in these unlikeliest of places she discovered warmth and support.
January 21st 2018
When being a woman is an advantage
Ovee Thorat, a Ph.D. student at Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, speaks about her experience of interacting with conservative pastrolist communities in Banni Grasslands, Gujarat.
January 14th 2018