New science policy: institutes to be rated on support for women staff

The various committees looking at women’s issues, including that of sexual harassment complaints, will be strengthened, he said.

AIMING TO create women leaders, the Department of Science and Technology is developing a framework to rate and rank science institutes depending on the proportion of women employed.

The initiative, under the new Science and Technology Policy 2020, will cover government and private institutes, which will be rated on a number of parameters that includes promotion opportunities, leadership positions and support structure, such as creches.

Speaking to The Indian Express, Prof Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, Department of…