8 DECEMBER2023INFOCUSINFOCUSWESAT, India's first satellite designed entirely by women, is all set to send in the space. 42 outstanding female students from the LBS Centre for Science and Technology are working on a ground-breaking project that will investigate the effects of atmospheric UV radiation on climate change. It is anticipated that the satellite will launch shortly from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh's Satish Dhawan Space Centre.The entire team of students at Thiruvananthapu-ram Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Technology for Women have developed and constructed the nano-satellite known as WESAT (Women Engineered Satel-lite). The university's Space Club introduced the proj-ect, which aims to investigate UV radiation's effects on Kerala's warm temperatures and climate change phenomena.The project represents a significant turning point in India's space program and demonstrates the nation's dedication to women's empowerment and gender equality. The satellite is the first of its kind in India which was designed and constructed entirely by female students. The project is an exceptional example of how women can achieve success in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields and contribute significantly to society. WESAT, FIRST INDIAN SATELLITE CREATED BY WOMEN ALL SET FOR LAUNCHWOMEN ACQUIRE ONLY 18 PERCENT OF LEADERSHIP ROLES IN INDIAN HEALTHCARE SECTORA study reveals a larger gender gap in senior management positions in the healthcare industry in India. According to the Dasra report "An Unbalanced Scale: Exploring the Female Leadership Gap in India's Healthcare Sector," there is a significant under-representation of women in leadership roles, particularly at the executive and board levels, despite the fact that 29 per cent of doctors and 80 per cent of nurses in the country are female.Women make 34 per cent less than men in the healthcare industry in India, where they only hold 18 per cent of leadership positions. Only 25 per cent of senior positions worldwide are held by women, and only 5 per cent of leadership positions in the health-care industry are held by them.The report emphasized how a network of barri-ers affecting women's career paths includes beliefs about diversity's lack of ability to increase profitabil-ity, social norms influencing work environments, and stereotypes about women's commitment and compe-tence.In addition, the report mentioned that women's ac-cess to, advancement in, and retention in leadership positions in the healthcare industry is hampered by a lack of qualified candidates. Even though women make up the majority of healthcare workers in India, as of 2021, only 17 per cent of hospital board members were female.
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