ppt- Gender in Science

ppt- Gender in Science

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  GENDER IN SCIENCE Dr.NISHA S PANICKER Assistant Professor Department of Physics KSMDB College Sasthamkotta
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  Introduction  The sciencesare defined by those who push past the bounds of human knowledge and breakdown the thought barriers of their time.  As far as the history is concerned the major contributions to the scientific community has given by man.  Now a day many women are enjoying the privileges of scientific community which is a pride for us.
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   The firstIndian woman to receive her degree as a medical doctor did so in 1885.  An early Indian woman doctorate in basic science was Janaki Ammal (in 1931) and the first woman to get her doctorate from an Indian university was Ashima Chatterjee (in 1944).  Even among the Ph.D.’s in science, about 25-30% are women.
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  Women In Science The involvement of women in the field of medicine occurred in several early civilizations.  Women contributed to the proto science of alchemy in the first or second centuries AD.  During the middle ages, convents were an important place of education for women, and some of this communities provided opportunities for women to contribute to scholarly research.  While the eleventh century saw the emergence of the first universities, women were, for the most part, excluded from university education.  The first known woman to earn a university chair in a scientific field of studies, was eighteenth- century Italian scientist, Laura Bassi.
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  WOMEN WHO SHAPEDSCIENCE-NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS PHYSICS NAME YEAR Marie Sklodowska- Curie 1903 Maria Goeppert-Mayer 1963 Donna Strickland 2018
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  WOMEN WHO SHAPEDSCIENCE-NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS CHEMISTRY NAME YEAR Marie Sklodowska- Curie 1911 Irene Joliot Cure 1915 Dorothy Crow foot Hodgkin 1964 Ada E Yonath 2009
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  NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS PHYSIOLOGY/MEDICINE NAMEYEAR Gerty Cori 1947 Rosalyn Yalow 1977 Barbara Mc Clintock 1983 Rita Levi- Montalcini 1986 Gertrude B Elion 1988 Christiane Nusslein- Volhard 1995 Linda B Buck 2004 Francoise Barre- Sinuoussi 2008 Carol W. Greider 2009 Elizabeth H Blackburn 2009 May- Britt Moser 2014 Youyou To 2015
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  Gender Inequality inEmployment
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  CHALLENGES  Effects ofmarital status on work participation.  Social problems.  Workplace harassment.
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  Existing Efforts  DSTand DBT Schemes for women to come back to science after a break.  DBT, INSA and NASI special awards for women.  Establishment of the Task Force for Women in Science by the DST.  Mentorship and awareness programs run by different agencies and groups: DST-NASI, IASc, NIAS and DST.
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  Conclusion  There isa need to facilitate ways in which the pursuit of science by women can be effective. Some important points:-  1. Childcare  2. Encourage and reward excellence shown by women.  3. Improved work climate.