Gender Issues in the Scientific Milieu–Approaches and Solutions

From time immemorial, gender discrimination is 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 scientific research field too. Eventhough, this is a global problem, this 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. This article discusses about the problems faced by women researchers, societal conditions that aggrevate these problems and plausible solutions to the problems by which more women can be brought to the limelight of research field.