A Lalitha was married at the age of 15. At 18, she lost her husband. But. instead of leading the life society expected of widows back then, she went on to study engineering and, in 1944, became India's first woman engineer.
Lalitha's story is recalled every year on February 11, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, usually with a touch of wistfulness, because India did not see a wave of women engineers in her wake. This year is different.
At this year's Republic Day parade, eight women scientists waved to the crowd from a tableau representing Chandrayaan 3; another 220 from the Indian Space Research Organisation were special invitees at the parade. This is not an isolated instance. More and more women are making their presence felt in jobs related to sciences, technology, and engineering across organisations.
Overcoming stereotypes
Sonam Srivastava's typical day involves refining her artificial intelligence-powered investment models, analysing market data, and leading a team of 25. The IIT Kanpur, in 2019, started Wright Research, a portfolio management services company.
Ruchi Agrawal, as senior director at financial services firm Fiserv, leads software development engineering for its global services business, making work more efficient for clients by modernising their online banking platforms.
Srivastava and Agrawal are part of a group that is multiplying, with the rising presence of women opting for STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) as their career choices. Not too long ago, these were considered unconventional for women.
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