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, by ROY Jhelum
ON AUGUST 14, 2024 at 11:55 pm, the streets of Bengal, usually deserted by this hour, were packed with Indian women claiming their half of the sky. At the approach of the country’s 77th “Independence Day” celebration they made the night their own by demanding an end to the rape culture that (…)
, by RAO Menaka
Women have little sexual and personal autonomy but bear the burden and blame of managing their reproductive health.
In 2021, 30-year-old Radhika* got pregnant. The Delhi resident had two children and did not want a third. She was taking 21-day contraceptive pills at the time, but admittedly (…)
, by Express News Service
They said the move would greatly improve their quality of life, allowing for greater work-life balance, reduced travel time, and increased family unity.
NEW DELHI: Nursing associations have urged the Union Health Ministry to introduce a transfer policy that facilitates the relocation of (…)
, by SAMY Priyanka
The caste system’s blueprint of segregation and hierarchy have uncanny parallels in the mechanisms of oppression observed globally. Social and racial hierarchies devalue specific communities, justifying violence, discrimination, and exclusion as mechanisms for maintaining power structures.
As (…)
, by VETTICAD Anna M M
The Canadian documentary chronicles the fight for justice after a 13-year-old girl was gang-raped in Jharkhand, but its reckless approach violates India’s Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act
Trigger warning: The following text references the sexual assault of a child.
When the (…)
, by PANDE Mrinal
The lives of farmers’ wives are the real miracle sustaining the community. Unlike their male counterparts, these women are not listed as the primary owners of the fields they cultivate and have no access to government subsidies.
It is a difficult truth to accept that the images of dishevelled (…)
, by MAHAPRASHASTA Ajoy Ashirwad
Labour rights activists and the workers believe that the contractual nature of their employment, through a company, means they are left with little opportunity to voice their concerns.
New Delhi: A shocking demonstration in which three sanitation workers got their heads tonsured in protest (…)
, by ADHIKARI Harasankar
Domestic workers are unorganized and mostly unskilled. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), “domestic workers” perform their work in or for one or more households within an employment relationship. The International Labour Organization (2015) estimated that ‘among 67 million (…)
, by BAJAJ Khushi
Getting Mahila Samman Savings Certificate will be tougher for trans women, if they have not yet been able to get the identity cards that specifically refer to them as ’women’
On 1st February 2023, the Finance Minister of India, Nirmala Sithamraman, announced the Union Budget for 2023-2024. (…)
, by BANERJEE Mouli
The process of passing the Women’s Reservation Bill last September underlined how little the substantive process mattered to the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Government. Political parties, civil society, and other stakeholders have to ensure that the new law does not remain an empty promise. (…)
, by TUPE Priyanka
Culture is a powerful medium to collectivise and empower the working class, says the veteran union leader
“Comrade Mukta Manohar — General Secretary, Pune Mahanagarpalika Kamgar Union”, states the nameplate outside the door of an office room at Shramik Bhavan in central Pune. Those are few (…)
, by MURTHY Laxmi
Sexual violence in conflict has a long and terrible history – and its combination with disinformation and nationalism in Manipur makes for an especially ominous mix
Women’s nude bodies have been central to two tumultuous events in Manipur separated by almost two decades. Home to the Imphal (…)
, by MAGILL Severyna
Two recent incidents involving gang rape and murder have highlighted the problems of sexual violence against women in India.
Two recent instances of vicious sexual violence against ethnic minority women in the Indian state of Manipur involving gang rape and murder have highlighted the problems (…)
, by VETTICAD Anna M M
Director Kanu Behl’s Hindi feature film examines the sexual obsession and frustration of men, mental health and the transactional nature of human relationships in a patriarchal society where space is in short supply
The city of Agra is known to the world for the Taj Mahal, the 17th-century (…)
, par Radical Socialist (India)
The politics of the BJP and the entire Sangh Parivar has always been deeply mired in rape culture. And as protests go down, as rape of target groups is normalized, it expands.
The sad and tragic days are here where even the sportspersons getting glory for India are not spared of sexual (…)
, by PARENT Deepa
Abortion rights have been extended to unmarried women, but how will this affect women’s lives in reality?
Women who have had abortions in India fear the extension of abortion rights “will do nothing to change the rot in our society”.
They say class inequality and prejudice against women (…)
, by MISHRA Jigyasa
The loss in income due to the pandemic trapped more women in the web of debt and bonded labour than before.
Kiran Devi, who lives on the outskirts of Dehradun, started working as a domestic help in October 2020. “I had to begin working since my husband wasn’t getting work and we had no (…)
, by GHOSH Abantika
Men were asked if they have right to 4 kinds of behaviour: Reprimand, refuse to give money, use force, or go have sex with another woman. 6% said all of the above, 72% said none.
New Delhi: With less than a third (32 per cent) of married women working and 44 per cent of women not even being (…)
, by ABRAHAM Sara, PADHI Ranjana
Sara Abraham speaks to veteran Odia activist and author Ranjana Padhi
Ranjana Padhi has been active with various autonomous groups since the mid-eighties, including Saheli, Workers’ Solidarity, and Kashipur Solidarity. She has also organized around issues of state repression; democratic (…)
, by The Wire (IN)
There is minimal difference in gender attitudes between Indian men and women, and also among adults of different ages, no matter how perceptibly regressive or progressive the views may be, a Pew Research Centre survey finds.
New Delhi: A new report has found that while Indians are keen to see (…)
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