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  Written by: Samreen Saify Compiled and Edited by: Rebecca Shibu Since the advent of time, women and girls have been encouraged to take up roles and responsibilities that align with their ‘primary role’ as caregivers. For centuries, this reasoning legitimized the various forms of subordination as natural and inescapable besides ensnaring women’s being through clearly laid out, socially sanctioned norms and traditions. To this day, gender stereotypes and biases pose a significant barrier to human development. Though women have made significant strides since 1990, gender equity remains a far cry. When it comes to science, the picture is no different. Gender stereotypes and gender-based inequalities subdue the potentials of girls and women besides preventing them from taking up and remaining in careers in science. Source: UN Women Both science and gender equality are crucial for achieving the internationally agreed-upon development goals, including the  2030 Agenda for Sustainab...

Written by: Samreen Saify Compiled and Edited by: Rebecca Shibu Gender inequality has always been a sad reality in our society. Time and again, it has been enforced, reinforced, enacted and even sanctioned by evoking culture, religion, laws, and, in extreme cases, violence. Gender-based injustices are deeply embedded in Indian societies, so much so that the Child Sex Ratio, according to the 2011 census, stands at  919 girls per 1000 boys , the lowest in the country since 1961. The social-economic-cultural thinking in India further bolsters the preference for male children besides increasing the instances of female foeticide, female infanticide, child marriages, etc. The injustices meted out towards girls are fundamentally justified and subsequently undertaken on the grounds of the biological differences between girls and boys.  Initiated by the Ministry of Women and Child Development in 2008, National Girl Child Day is celebrated in India on January 24 every year. The central ...