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Program: Women in Astrophysics: Voices, Equity, and Science (WAVES) - A Workshop on Gender Equity and Advances in Astrophysics

ORGANIZERS: Pallavi Bhat (ICTS-TIFR, Bengaluru, India), Preeti Kharb (NCRA-TIFR, Pune, India) and Ruta Kale (NCRA-TIFR, Pune, India)
DATE & TIME: 03 November 2025 to 04 November 2025
VENUE: Madhava Lecture Hall, ICTS, Bengaluru

This two-day workshop will bring together women researchers in astronomy and astrophysics in India for a unique blend of scientific exchange and dialogue on gender equity.

Indian women are at the forefront of many areas of astrophysics today – from the Sun, stars to galaxies, galaxy clusters, accretion disks, cosmology, and gravitational waves. Yet, persistent structural barriers limit equity in opportunities and recognition. This meeting is designed both as a platform to showcase cutting-edge astrophysical research and as a forum to address systemic challenges faced by women in the field.

The program will feature invited and contributed talks across diverse domains will be interwoven with equity-focused discussions, culminating in structured mentoring and networking opportunities.

The program is timely: the Indian astronomy community is expanding rapidly, with new facilities such as SKA-India, Thirty Meter Telescope, LIGO-India, and Aditya-L1. Ensuring equity and representation within such large-scale collaborations is critical to the future of the discipline.

With participation from ~50 on-site attendees and ~50 online participants, the workshop aims to strengthen networks, provide visibility to younger researchers through posters and short talks, and lay the groundwork for a recurring national platform at the intersection of science and equity.

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PROGRAM LINK
https://icts.res.in/program/equity-astro