Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-348).

Content :
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Section I Historical Context
1. Geraldine Forbes No Science for Lady Doctors in nineteenth century Bengal;
2. Antoinette Burton Contesting the Zenana: the Mission to Make Lady Doctors for India, 1874-85;
3. Maneesha Lal The Politics of Gender and Medicine in Colonial India: The Countess of Dufferins Fund, 18851888;
4. Abha Sur Dispersed Radiance: Women Scientists in C.V.Ramans Laboratory;
Section II Contemporary Experiences ;
5. Carol C. Mukhopadhyay How Exportable are Western Theories of Gendered Science? A Cautionary Word;
6. Lalita Subrahmanyan Women in Science in India: Has Feminism passed Them By?;
7. Veena Poonacha Uncovering the Gender Politics of Science Policies, Education and Institutional Practices;
8. Namrata Gupta and A.K. Sharma Triple Burden on Women Academic Scientists;
9. Alpana Sagar Women in Medicine: A Glass Ceiling or a Glass Cage?;
10. Malathy Duraisamy and P Duraisamy Women in Scientific and Technical Education and Labour Markets;
11. Neelam Kumar Gendered Equation in Science: An Organizational Aberration?;
Select bibliography;
Notes on the contributors;
Index

Transcript of papers presented in a seminar and articles previously published in several journals.