Women have been steadily entering the scientific fold by enrolling for M Sc and Ph D programmes, especially in certain fields such as biology. However, the subsequent dropout rate to pursue careers in science has been compounded by lack of foresight of policy makers. So far, policies on women scientists have catered very little for facilitating their continuance in science and subsequent career graphs. In spite of a fair number of women having attained successes in their respective research careers in the country, there are yet a substantial number on the by-lanes, hardly contributing their scientific intellectual capacity for India's development. The economic prosperity of the nation suffers a big loss due to the insufficient utilization of this very vital section of trained women scientific personnel. The reason is simple. No policy to date addressed 'breaks in career'. Such breaks commonly occur either due to marriage, spouse transfers or family commitments including bringing up children.
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