Empowering Women in STEM

8 STEM Women’s Career Challenges and Possible Solutions

Shalini Aggarwal

IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India

Beauty Kumari

Asian Development Research Institute, Patna, India

Harihar Jaishree Subrahmaniam

Aarhus University, Denmark

Subathra Rajendran

Rapid Serviz, India

Swaroop Anand

White Hat Jr, India

Vrinda Nair

Concordia University, Quebec, Canada

DOI: 10.1201/9781003336495-10

Contents

1. 8.1 Abstract
2. 8.2 Introduction
3. 8.3 Current Challenges and Possible Ways to Improve Them
   • 8.3.1 Early Career Challenges
     • 8.3.1.1 Mentoring
     • 8.3.1.2 Volunteering
     • 8.3.1.3 Journal Clubs and Internships
     • 8.3.1.4 Extracurricular Activities
     • 8.3.1.5 Ask Yourself as Many Questions as Possible
     • 8.3.1.6 Strength and Weakness Analysis of Oneself
     • 8.3.1.7 Awareness about Scholarships ...