Gender equity in physics in India: Interventions, outcomes, and roadmap
Conference
Goswami, S, Beri, A, Bambah, B et al. (2023). Gender equity in physics in India: Interventions, outcomes, and roadmap
. 3RD INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON NUCLEON STRUCTURE AT LARGE BJORKEN X, 3040(1), 10.1063/5.0176829
Goswami, S, Beri, A, Bambah, B et al. (2023). Gender equity in physics in India: Interventions, outcomes, and roadmap
. 3RD INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON NUCLEON STRUCTURE AT LARGE BJORKEN X, 3040(1), 10.1063/5.0176829
The gender imbalance in physics higher education and advanced professions is a global problem, and India is not an exception. Although the issue has been acknowledged widely, discrimination needs to be recognized as the driving force for the same or behind it. The past three years have witnessed initiatives by different gender groups as well as the Government of India in addressing these lacunae. We report various activities, describe interventions, and present statistics indicating improvements achieved. The Gender in Physics Working Group has brought about significant gender reforms in the Indian Physics Association. The gender working group organized an open discussion on the issue of sexual harass-ment in physics professions for the first time in 2018. Subsequently, in 2019, the group organized the first-ever national conference on gender issues, Pressing for Progress. The deliberations of the conference culminated in the Hyderabad Charter, a roadmap towards gender equity in India. The Working Group for Gender Equity constituted under the Astronomical Society of India, also played an impactful role. At the government level, notable new initiatives include Gender Advancement through Transforming Institutions and the proposed Science and Technology Innovation Policy for mainstreaming equity and inclusion.
