PARLIAMENT QUESTION: WOMEN IN STEM

• Parliament Question answered by the Ministry of Science & Technology on 29 January 2026 disclosing female participation in STEM education and R&D in India.
• Key headline: women = 43% of STEM enrolment in higher education but only 18.6% of the R&D STEM workforce — classic "leaky pipeline" issue.
• Aspirant relevance: intersects GS-I (women issues), GS-II (welfare schemes), GS-III (S&T); high MCQ value on scheme names and the WISE-KIRAN umbrella.