Category Women Rights
Rama Hansraj by Mariya Salim NEW DELHI, India, Jul 2 2021 (IPS) – Two Indian women, one Muslim and the other Dalit (former untouchables), separated by culture and geography, have found common ground in leading change in conflict-torn South Sudan. Rama… Continue Reading →
A gendered lens is important when collecting data on gig workers. By – Isheeta Sharma On 30 June 2020, the Institute of Social Studies Trust (ISST) organised a virtual panel discussion on ‘Locating Women in the Gig Economy in India’…. Continue Reading →
As it was almost a year into the school closure, concern among parents emerged as to how their children will be back to education. The situation of Kaliaguda, a remote village of Kundura block in Odisha’s Koraput district was no… Continue Reading →
JUNE 30, 2021 Women, feminist, LGBTIQ+, and trans-led organizations are coming together to reaffirm what we believe are core feminist principles and to amplify the positions that many feminists have historically taken in relation to understanding gender, sex, and sexuality. The affirmation… Continue Reading →
By Vaidehi Gautam* Trigger Warning: The following content has mentions of rape, assault and murder. Due discretion is advised. The National Commission for Women (NCW) is a statutory body which is constituted by the Central Government of India. NCW consists… Continue Reading →
by- Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar The BJP administrator of the Lakshadweep Islands has created a furore through proposals such as prohibiting anybody with over two children from contesting local elections. Similar prohibitions exist in Assam, Odisha, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Telangana and… Continue Reading →
WHEN WOMEN JOURNALISTS REFUSE THE GROSSLY INAPPROPRIATE ADVANCES FROM THOSE IN POSITIONS OF POWER, IT USUALLY LEADS TO A DETRIMENTAL IMPACT ON THEIR CAREERS. This essay discusses sexual harassment, online harassment, and mentions marital r*pe by Sumaira Ashraf Rajput Many… Continue Reading →
JATINDER KAUR TUR19 June 2021 “Their only objective is to defame the protest and their sympathy with me or protesting women is totally fake,” a survivor of sexual harassment said of the media houses that reported on her ordeal at… Continue Reading →
Endless wait for Rs 1,000 a month; victims unable to protest due to COVID-19 pandemic By Ruby Sarkar Published: Tuesday 15 June 2021 The women widowed in Bhopal gas tragedy stage a protest seeking pension. Photo: Ruby Sarkar At least 5,000… Continue Reading →
by : Isheeta Sharma & Vaidehi Gautam* “Once a people arise, they never go away.” -James Baldwin To mark over a year of the unlawful incarceration of Devangana Kalita and Natasha Narwal under the draconian UAPA, Kalita and Narwal’s friends,… Continue Reading →