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India's headed to the moon w/ #Chandrayaan2. Both the project director & the mission director are women - Muthayya Vanitha & Ritu Karidhal respectively. Reportedly, 30% of @isro's workforce is female. 1/
There were also several female scientists in the leadership team of India's Mars orbiter mission, some of which were featured in this video 2/ #Mangalyaan
ISRO scientist V. R. Lalithambika leads India's Human Spaceflight Programme. India is aiming to send astronauts into space by 2022 #Gaganyaan 3/
Ritu Karidhal, involved in both Mars and Moon missions, on women in STEM: "My advice to young girls is to pursue ur dreams & passions w/o worrying abt any problems. Don’t give up ur dreams. For parents, they shld support their daughters, believe me, they will make you proud.” 4/
So, girls, next time they tell you that STEM is for boys, think about these awesome ladies, laugh out loud at the naysayers, ignore them, and do what you want to do.
-- a historian who used to code.
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