Women in Space Leadership Programme Initiative Launches by DST

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