The Department of Science and technology (DST) in India with the collaboration with the British Council launches the initiative of “A Women in Space Leadership” (WiSLP) as a part of the UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI).
Main agenda of this initiative is to focus on supporting institutions in strengthening gender-inclusive practices to foster women’s leadership space sciences through developing a strategic leadership framework.
The programme would involve building sustainable mentoring networks and enhancing scientific innovation by integrating a gender perspective into critical areas such as astrophysics and telecommunications.
This programme is underpinned by three foundational pillars,
- Intersectionality or understanding of different aspects of women’s identities
- Collaborative culturally sensitive approaches that respond to opportunities and challenges in India
- Using leadership theory from both social science and STEM to support female scientists to become more confident about their leadership abilities
