Gender Issues in the Scientific Milieu–Approaches and Solutions

Abstract

From time immemorial, gender discrimination has been prevalent all over the world. This discrimination based on sex had sprouted from the male autocracy and dominancy and is engulfed in almost all sectors, whether it be domestic or official and this is well rooted in the scientific research field as well. Even though this is a global problem, it is more pronounced in developing and underdeveloped countries. Considered in a global perspective, women account for a minority of the world’s researchers when compared to their male counterparts. Here we discuss the problems faced by women researchers, societal conditions that aggravate these problems, and plausible solutions by which more women can be brought to the limelight in the research field.