Statistically, girls lag in mathematics and perform comparatively lower than boys in the subject owing to systemic gender bias and stereotypes they face in school and society at large.

In an interview with SheThePeople, Divya Chethan talks about CBREX, the challenges she faces in the industry, the talent acquisition space dynamics in the country, her role as the head of product and how she constantly evolves herself in diverse roles. 

Besides continuously encouraging and supporting young girls and women to pursue careers in STEM fields, there are many initiatives business leaders can engage in to achieve gender neutrality in the fields of technology.

The high school student was named the winner of the prestigious 3M Young Scientist Challenge and became the second member of her family to win the contest.

In an interview with SheThePeople, Rashi Gupta discusses her startup Rezo.AI, the challenges she faced in the field, what sets their brand apart, and the significance of being a woman leader in the field of STEM. 

Women in the rural part have never seen what confident-outspoken women like, so when I go to such places, the impact is huge, how much we can quantify this, I don’t know. People are like, “Bihar se itne door kaise aye, bahot jyada himat hai. Your parents are also brave”, said Nasim.

Jessica Wade creates and edits articles on Wikipedia on women scientists whose contributions have often been overlooked and lost

The number of women enrolling in university STEM courses increased by a whopping 24% between 2015 and 2020, compared with a 9% increase among men.

Women who had female peer mentors were significantly more likely to graduate with STEM bachelor’s degrees compared with those who had male peer mentors or no mentors.

Recently, a man being named a finalist in a Women in Technology (WIT) award has raised a few eyebrows. He was nominated for the Inspiring Diversity in STEM award for empowering women.