Volume : V, Issue : III, March - 2016

WOMEN EMPOWERMENT IN INDIA AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION IN SCEINTIFIC INSTITUTIONS

V. K. Khandelwal, Praveen Ojha

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 India, being a vast country having diverse culture and resources. And the country where the feminine power in revered as Goddess, but the bias against women is global. Even after sixty four years of Independence, most of the scientific institutions in India the situation of women scientists are struggling. However, the estimated percentage of women in our population is around 48% and women are taking strides in Medicine, Engineering, Agriculture, Advocate, Teaching, Politics, Administration, Police officers, Professionals and even in Military. This itself is an indicator that the feminism is necessary to create balance in the society. There are several scientific government institutions in India where women are providing their services at both junior and senior scientific positions but according to Dr. Vineeta Bal of the institution of Immunology and member of the national task-force on women in sciences still feels that the women rarely get any quite mental space and their struggle is much greater. The present paper explores the position of women scientists in government scientific institution in India vis a vis a challenges arises due to social pressure and indifferences of institutions. At the end of the paper we will discuss some behavioral issues which create problems in labs and also the “leaky pipeline syndrome”

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V. K. Khandelwal, Praveen Ojha WOMEN EMPOWERMENT IN INDIA AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION IN SCEINTIFIC INSTITUTIONS Global Journal For Research Analysis, Vol: 5, Issue : 3 March 2016

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