One of London’s first modern Indian restaurants, Chutney Mary, was set up in 1990 by two sisters, Namita and Camellia Panjabi – and became the talk of the town. They went on to open other highly acclaimed restaurants; and were the original spice girls. If we’re going to get more women into STEM, we need to get more girls reading about science Indian women are there in family-owned restaurants, quietly cooking in the kitchens. They’re there making artisanal products off-site for the restaurants to sell. They’re there overseeing the menus or being the financial brains behind the scenes while their husbands are busy cooking up a storm on TV or signing yet another book deal.