Centre for Society and Policy 

in association with 

DST – Centre for Policy Research, IISc

invites you to the lecture entitled

Gender Inclusion in India’s S&T Ecosystem: Challenges, Opportunities and Policy Interventions

by

Dr. Sanjay Mishra 

Advisor/ Head (KIRAN)

Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India.

Prof. Anjula Gurtoo, Chair, Centre for Society and Policy, IISc, will preside.

Venue: CSP Seminar Hall, IISc (near Health Centre, IISc)

Date & Time: Monday, 30 Sept 2019, 4.00 to 5.30 pm

                         Refreshments: 5.30 pm

About the lecture:

The lecture will briefly elucidate the gender differential in science and technology ecosystem starting from education to employment. There has been healthy progress in improving gender parity in some sectors particularly in educational fields; however, gender parity in S & T workforce has been a matter of concern.  Further, the new initiatives and funding opportunities from the DST will also be discussed.

About the Speaker:

Dr. Sanjay Mishra is serving as Advisor and Head of KIRAN division in the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India. He also looks after INSPIRE MANAK program – a flagship scheme to reward innovative ideas among school students.  Before joining DST, he held various academic positions including professorship in Shiv Nadar University (Delhi, India), Queensland University of Technology (Brisbane, Australia), and Institute of Engineering & Technology (Lucknow, India). He pursued his doctoral research at the University of Oxford (1999) and postdoctoral research at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, USA. He is a recipient of various national and international recognitions and awarded for his academic excellence. He has 27 peer reviewed journal publications and 35 conference papers, and 7 book chapters for his credit.