CHENNAI: Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) said on Monday that it is among the institutions selected nationwide by the Department of Science and Technology, (DST) Government of India, to advance the Women in STEM (Science, Technology Engineering, and Mathematics) cause.
Called GATI or ‘Gender Advancement for Transforming Institutions initiative,’ the programme seeks to develop and implement policies and address issues. IIT-M will help DST develop the country’s first National Assessment and Accreditation Model for S&T institutions, which is based on gender-sensitive practices.
The institute has been selected as one of the 30 pilot institutions that will implement this quantitative methodology, in order to surface the specific gender-based issues. “DST’s initiatives are very important and aligned with the overarching objectives of IIT-Madras. IIT-M will support the GATI initiative fully,” said IIT-Madras director V Kamakoti.
A GATI Self-Assessment Team (GSAT) has been established at IIT-M with several representatives from each group of stakeholders at the institute. The GSAT working committee at IIT-M is headed by nodal officer Preeti Aghalayam, faculty, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT-Madras, and supported by Anindita Sahoo, Himanshu Sinha, Richu George Philip and Vijay Shankar.
Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/iit-madras-selected-to-advance-women-in-stem-cause/articleshow/90049986.cms
