The UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI), the UK and India’s flagship bilateral programme on education and research, has launched the Women in Space Leadership Programme (WiSLP) to develop a women’s leadership development framework to support institutions in strengthening their gender-inclusive practices and policies, specifically around space sciences and allied areas. 

WiSLP – launched as part of UKIERI by the Department of Science & Technology (DST) and the British Council, UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities, with Coventry University (UK) as the delivery partner – will be designed in consultation with experts from India and seeks to foster women’s leadership in science and research. 

To promote a more equitable distribution of leadership opportunities and enable a workplace culture that recognises female leaders, this programme is underpinned on three foundational pillars: Intersectionality or understanding of different aspects of women’s identities, Collaborative culturally sensitive approaches that respond to opportunities and challenges in India, Using leadership theory from both social science and STEM to support female scientists to become more confident about their leadership abilities

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