BiasWatchIndia
@biaswatchindia.bsky.social
Documenting women representation & combating gender-biased panels in Indian STEM conferences vaishananth@bsky.social and polybiotique@bsky.social
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"It took her nearly two decades to find a permanent academic position. She found occasional work as a visiting professor, filling in for someone on leave for a year or two. She earned grants to fund her research... but she was often living on unemployment benefits"
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/s...
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Margaret W. Rossiter, 81, Dies; Wrote Women Scientists Into History
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August 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
"It took her nearly two decades to find a permanent academic position. She found occasional work as a visiting professor, filling in for someone on leave for a year or two. She earned grants to fund her research... but she was often living on unemployment benefits"
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/s...
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This is an important series of interviews by Prof. Gita Chadha. Continuation of the series on women faculty at @ncbsbangalore.bsky.social. Gita is a sociologist archiving these important conversations.
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August 17, 2025 at 3:00 AM
This is an important series of interviews by Prof. Gita Chadha. Continuation of the series on women faculty at @ncbsbangalore.bsky.social. Gita is a sociologist archiving these important conversations.
youtu.be/Jh0_fA3WIgc?...
youtu.be/Jh0_fA3WIgc?...
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📺The recording of last week's discussion is now available to view. Thanks for following this series! Hope to be back with more soon...
youtu.be/kx3lcJZu2jM
youtu.be/kx3lcJZu2jM
STEM & the Humanities at IITs: A Live Discussion
YouTube video by TheLifeofScience TLoS
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May 15, 2025 at 9:47 AM
📺The recording of last week's discussion is now available to view. Thanks for following this series! Hope to be back with more soon...
youtu.be/kx3lcJZu2jM
youtu.be/kx3lcJZu2jM
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Meet the panellists! Here's your last chance to register for this discussion with @stemthegap about their fascinating work looking at their institute through a sociological lens.
👋🏾Let us know you are interested at bit.ly/humaniities
9 May, 2025 at 4PM
👋🏾Let us know you are interested at bit.ly/humaniities
9 May, 2025 at 4PM
May 8, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Meet the panellists! Here's your last chance to register for this discussion with @stemthegap about their fascinating work looking at their institute through a sociological lens.
👋🏾Let us know you are interested at bit.ly/humaniities
9 May, 2025 at 4PM
👋🏾Let us know you are interested at bit.ly/humaniities
9 May, 2025 at 4PM
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⌛️To close out the mini-series where we 'gazed' at the IITs through a humanities & social sciences lens, we are hosting a live online discussion with the folk at @STEMthegapindia
Yes, it's free to attend!
✍🏾Register at www.bit.ly/humaniities to receive an invite.
Yes, it's free to attend!
✍🏾Register at www.bit.ly/humaniities to receive an invite.
May 5, 2025 at 9:46 AM
⌛️To close out the mini-series where we 'gazed' at the IITs through a humanities & social sciences lens, we are hosting a live online discussion with the folk at @STEMthegapindia
Yes, it's free to attend!
✍🏾Register at www.bit.ly/humaniities to receive an invite.
Yes, it's free to attend!
✍🏾Register at www.bit.ly/humaniities to receive an invite.
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⛹🏿♀️"the built environment of the institute nudges women to keep to academic practices, even as it lets the men flit between academics, recreation, and sports."
The latest in our #HumanIITies series
thelifeofscience.com/2025/03/20/t...
The latest in our #HumanIITies series
thelifeofscience.com/2025/03/20/t...
Two campuses within one: Gendered infrastructure at IIT Delhi
A glimpse into how space, layout and infrastructure in an engineering institute produces different experiences for its male and female students…
thelifeofscience.com
March 21, 2025 at 6:14 AM
⛹🏿♀️"the built environment of the institute nudges women to keep to academic practices, even as it lets the men flit between academics, recreation, and sports."
The latest in our #HumanIITies series
thelifeofscience.com/2025/03/20/t...
The latest in our #HumanIITies series
thelifeofscience.com/2025/03/20/t...
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A glimpse into how space, layout and infrastructure in an engineering institute produces different experiences for its male and female students. Part of our #HumanIITies series. thelifeofscience.com/2025/03/20/t...
March 20, 2025 at 1:14 PM
A glimpse into how space, layout and infrastructure in an engineering institute produces different experiences for its male and female students. Part of our #HumanIITies series. thelifeofscience.com/2025/03/20/t...
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We've all heard about the supernumerary scheme at the IITs, but how successful has it actually been, what is its origin story & where to from here? @STEMthegapindia answers these with 1st hand examples from IIT Delhi. #HumanIITies thelifeofscience.com/2025/03/12/i...
March 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
We've all heard about the supernumerary scheme at the IITs, but how successful has it actually been, what is its origin story & where to from here? @STEMthegapindia answers these with 1st hand examples from IIT Delhi. #HumanIITies thelifeofscience.com/2025/03/12/i...
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7 years since launch, the supernumerary scheme to boost % of women at IITs remains understudied & misunderstood. STEMtheGap at IIT Delhi has analysed the scheme's working & the experiences of women in an IIT campus in its wake. An explainer. #HumanIITies
thelifeofscience.com/2025/03/12/i...
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The IIT’s supernumerary scheme
A recap of the much-acclaimed supernumerary seats scheme which was introduced in the IITs to boost gender ratios, and an examination of its impact.
thelifeofscience.com
March 13, 2025 at 11:53 AM
7 years since launch, the supernumerary scheme to boost % of women at IITs remains understudied & misunderstood. STEMtheGap at IIT Delhi has analysed the scheme's working & the experiences of women in an IIT campus in its wake. An explainer. #HumanIITies
thelifeofscience.com/2025/03/12/i...
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The Holberg Prize committee making a statement - a good choice too. Especially in relation to what's happening in the US and at Columbia...
#STS #histstm #postcol
#STS #histstm #postcol
Literary Theorist Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak Named 2025 Holberg Prize Laureate
It was announced today that the 2025 Holberg Prize is awarded to Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak. Daniela Alaattinoğlu will receive the Nils Klim Prize. Today, the Holberg Prize—one of the largest…
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March 13, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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What do Fields Medallists Maryam Mirzakhani and Vaughan Jones have in common? Joan Birman!
On International Day of Mathematics, better known as #PiDay here's a replug of our story about this hidden figure in maths, who will turn 98 years old this year❣️
thelifeofscience.com/2024/06/08/j...
On International Day of Mathematics, better known as #PiDay here's a replug of our story about this hidden figure in maths, who will turn 98 years old this year❣️
thelifeofscience.com/2024/06/08/j...
Universal Lessons from the Life of Joan Birman
What do two field medalists have in common? Their research is linked to Joan Birman, a 97-year-old American mathematician.
thelifeofscience.com
March 14, 2025 at 4:43 AM
What do Fields Medallists Maryam Mirzakhani and Vaughan Jones have in common? Joan Birman!
On International Day of Mathematics, better known as #PiDay here's a replug of our story about this hidden figure in maths, who will turn 98 years old this year❣️
thelifeofscience.com/2024/06/08/j...
On International Day of Mathematics, better known as #PiDay here's a replug of our story about this hidden figure in maths, who will turn 98 years old this year❣️
thelifeofscience.com/2024/06/08/j...
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"Representative share of women should be made mandatory in decision-making bodies related to strategy resource allocation, talent management, and career progression across organisations in the science sector." - Soumya Swaminathan in a #IWD2025 @htTweets opinion piece.
March 10, 2025 at 10:15 AM
"Representative share of women should be made mandatory in decision-making bodies related to strategy resource allocation, talent management, and career progression across organisations in the science sector." - Soumya Swaminathan in a #IWD2025 @htTweets opinion piece.
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How to keep more women in research.
Ahead of International Women’s Day, four female researchers (incl. @kimholzmann.bsky.social, @aislingbrady.bsky.social and @mbigoni.bsky.social) discuss the barriers and opportunities they have experienced.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-worl...
Ahead of International Women’s Day, four female researchers (incl. @kimholzmann.bsky.social, @aislingbrady.bsky.social and @mbigoni.bsky.social) discuss the barriers and opportunities they have experienced.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-worl...
How to keep more women in research - Research Professional News
Ahead of International Women’s Day, four female researchers discuss barriers and opportunities they have experienced
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
March 7, 2025 at 10:01 AM
How to keep more women in research.
Ahead of International Women’s Day, four female researchers (incl. @kimholzmann.bsky.social, @aislingbrady.bsky.social and @mbigoni.bsky.social) discuss the barriers and opportunities they have experienced.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-worl...
Ahead of International Women’s Day, four female researchers (incl. @kimholzmann.bsky.social, @aislingbrady.bsky.social and @mbigoni.bsky.social) discuss the barriers and opportunities they have experienced.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-worl...
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”Constantly, I’ve been trying to do things at IIT Delhi without rejecting the institution as such.”
LabHopping’s month-long special series #HumanIITies kicks off with this interview of sociologist Ravinder Kaur by Aashima Dogra. Do read.
thelifeofscience.com/2025/03/04/r...
LabHopping’s month-long special series #HumanIITies kicks off with this interview of sociologist Ravinder Kaur by Aashima Dogra. Do read.
thelifeofscience.com/2025/03/04/r...
The tempered radicalism of Ravinder Kaur
An interview with Ravinder Kaur, IIT Delhi Emerita Professor of Sociology
thelifeofscience.com
March 7, 2025 at 11:24 AM
”Constantly, I’ve been trying to do things at IIT Delhi without rejecting the institution as such.”
LabHopping’s month-long special series #HumanIITies kicks off with this interview of sociologist Ravinder Kaur by Aashima Dogra. Do read.
thelifeofscience.com/2025/03/04/r...
LabHopping’s month-long special series #HumanIITies kicks off with this interview of sociologist Ravinder Kaur by Aashima Dogra. Do read.
thelifeofscience.com/2025/03/04/r...
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First up, an interview with Ravinder Kaur whose sociological work at IIT Delhi has directly shaped at least one national policy and should inspire our other STEM institutes to take similar cold, hard looks at themselves 👀 #HumanIITies thelifeofscience.com/2025/03/04/r...
March 5, 2025 at 11:20 AM
First up, an interview with Ravinder Kaur whose sociological work at IIT Delhi has directly shaped at least one national policy and should inspire our other STEM institutes to take similar cold, hard looks at themselves 👀 #HumanIITies thelifeofscience.com/2025/03/04/r...
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Just in time for #InternationalWomensDay2025 but too impatient to wait... All this month, we have for you enlightening & introspective stories that view IITs in a way we rarely get to. #HumanIITies a special series in collab with the folk at
STEMtheGap.
STEMtheGap.
March 5, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Just in time for #InternationalWomensDay2025 but too impatient to wait... All this month, we have for you enlightening & introspective stories that view IITs in a way we rarely get to. #HumanIITies a special series in collab with the folk at
STEMtheGap.
STEMtheGap.
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Just finished Invisible Women by @ccriadoperez.bsky.social, a powerful investigation into the gender & sex data gaps that impact every level of society.
You think you're aware of the problem (at least I thought), but it's so much worse than you ever imagined.
More significant than ever.
You think you're aware of the problem (at least I thought), but it's so much worse than you ever imagined.
More significant than ever.
March 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Just finished Invisible Women by @ccriadoperez.bsky.social, a powerful investigation into the gender & sex data gaps that impact every level of society.
You think you're aware of the problem (at least I thought), but it's so much worse than you ever imagined.
More significant than ever.
You think you're aware of the problem (at least I thought), but it's so much worse than you ever imagined.
More significant than ever.
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My friend Babita Paudel has been featured in Nature. She is paving the way for Nepalese women in STEM. Go Babita!
doi.org/10.1038/d415...
doi.org/10.1038/d415...
Trekking across Nepal to bridge its gender gap in the sciences
Biochemist Babita Paudel strives to change Nepal’s standing as the Asian country with the lowest participation of women in science.
doi.org
March 2, 2025 at 9:11 AM
My friend Babita Paudel has been featured in Nature. She is paving the way for Nepalese women in STEM. Go Babita!
doi.org/10.1038/d415...
doi.org/10.1038/d415...
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Written for all who mentor or coach in universities, this book addresses a critical question: how can mentoring and coaching conversations be effective and accessible ways to support researcher and academic development?
#ResearchCulture #ResearcherDevelopment
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#ResearchCulture #ResearcherDevelopment
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Coaching and Mentoring for Academic Development
Learning through dialogue brings a powerful opportunity to navigate professional demands and meet the challenges of a turbulent world. Written for all who mento
blackwells.co.uk
January 2, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Written for all who mentor or coach in universities, this book addresses a critical question: how can mentoring and coaching conversations be effective and accessible ways to support researcher and academic development?
#ResearchCulture #ResearcherDevelopment
blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
#ResearchCulture #ResearcherDevelopment
blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
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A fascinating 2023/24 study of publishing timelines over 140,000 academics in STEMM showing discipline & country-specific attrition of academic careers from the publication of first paper. The probability of continuing after 19y just 38-43%. Interactive maps at:
public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
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January 12, 2025 at 4:17 AM
A fascinating 2023/24 study of publishing timelines over 140,000 academics in STEMM showing discipline & country-specific attrition of academic careers from the publication of first paper. The probability of continuing after 19y just 38-43%. Interactive maps at:
public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
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public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
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A study of 86,000 scientists shows only 26% of women continue publishing after 19 years vs. 36% of men.
Not "giving up"—many shift to impactful careers. But academia still isn’t built to support women long-term.
#WomenInSTEM #GenderEquality #Science
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Not "giving up"—many shift to impactful careers. But academia still isn’t built to support women long-term.
#WomenInSTEM #GenderEquality #Science
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Who’s quitting academia? Data reveal gender gaps in surprising fields
Even in scientific areas in which women are well represented, they are up to 40% more likely than men to leave research within 20 years.
www.nature.com
January 11, 2025 at 10:54 AM
A study of 86,000 scientists shows only 26% of women continue publishing after 19 years vs. 36% of men.
Not "giving up"—many shift to impactful careers. But academia still isn’t built to support women long-term.
#WomenInSTEM #GenderEquality #Science
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Not "giving up"—many shift to impactful careers. But academia still isn’t built to support women long-term.
#WomenInSTEM #GenderEquality #Science
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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"The journey toward gender equality in STEM is ongoing, but the steps we take today will shape a better future for generations to come. ...we not only enhance the opportunities for women but also enrich the entire STEM community" #WomenInSTEM theceomagazine.com/business/inn...
Five critical steps for building a better future for women in STEM
Women in STEM fields remain underrepresented, limiting innovation and growth. Here are some strategies to support a change for the future.
theceomagazine.com
January 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
"The journey toward gender equality in STEM is ongoing, but the steps we take today will shape a better future for generations to come. ...we not only enhance the opportunities for women but also enrich the entire STEM community" #WomenInSTEM theceomagazine.com/business/inn...
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Disappointing new study showing - once again - that women are leaving research careers at far higher levels than men
If you're interested to read about strategies to reverse these types of curves, check out our recent #Cell perspective- link below ⤵️
#WomeninSTEM 👩🔬👩🏾🔬🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
If you're interested to read about strategies to reverse these types of curves, check out our recent #Cell perspective- link below ⤵️
#WomeninSTEM 👩🔬👩🏾🔬🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
January 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Disappointing new study showing - once again - that women are leaving research careers at far higher levels than men
If you're interested to read about strategies to reverse these types of curves, check out our recent #Cell perspective- link below ⤵️
#WomeninSTEM 👩🔬👩🏾🔬🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
If you're interested to read about strategies to reverse these types of curves, check out our recent #Cell perspective- link below ⤵️
#WomeninSTEM 👩🔬👩🏾🔬🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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“Women are asked more questions during a seminar and the questions asked of women presenters are more likely to be patronizing or hostile. These effects are not due to women presenting in different fields, different seminar series, or different topics…”
www.nber.org/papers/w28494
www.nber.org/papers/w28494
Gender and the Dynamics of Economics Seminars
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
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December 24, 2024 at 2:36 PM
“Women are asked more questions during a seminar and the questions asked of women presenters are more likely to be patronizing or hostile. These effects are not due to women presenting in different fields, different seminar series, or different topics…”
www.nber.org/papers/w28494
www.nber.org/papers/w28494
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Yearly reminder to those writing letters of recommendation: Do not comment on a woman's smile in your letter! Please, use one of the gender bias calculators every time. Super quick and easy way to check your bias
www.tomforth.co.uk/genderbias/
slowe.github.io/genderbias/
#ffs #WomenInSTEM
www.tomforth.co.uk/genderbias/
slowe.github.io/genderbias/
#ffs #WomenInSTEM
December 25, 2024 at 12:07 AM
Yearly reminder to those writing letters of recommendation: Do not comment on a woman's smile in your letter! Please, use one of the gender bias calculators every time. Super quick and easy way to check your bias
www.tomforth.co.uk/genderbias/
slowe.github.io/genderbias/
#ffs #WomenInSTEM
www.tomforth.co.uk/genderbias/
slowe.github.io/genderbias/
#ffs #WomenInSTEM