#women_empowerment
#gender_inequality
How India is empowering women and promoting their leadership
https://www.theweek.in/columns/amitabh-kant/2023/06/16/how-india-is-empowering-women-and-promoting-their-leadership.html
#gender_inequality
How India is empowering women and promoting their leadership
https://www.theweek.in/columns/amitabh-kant/2023/06/16/how-india-is-empowering-women-and-promoting-their-leadership.html
The Week
How India is empowering women and promoting their leadership
India recognises the importance of women's representation
#Caste_system_in_India
#Untouchability
#urbanisation
India’s invisibilisation of donkey labour is rooted in the caste system
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/urbanisation/india-s-invisibilisation-of-donkey-labour-is-rooted-in-the-caste-system-90110
#Untouchability
#urbanisation
India’s invisibilisation of donkey labour is rooted in the caste system
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/urbanisation/india-s-invisibilisation-of-donkey-labour-is-rooted-in-the-caste-system-90110
DownToEarth
India’s invisibilisation of donkey labour is rooted in the caste system
Donkeys are an integral part of livelihood of many marginalised sections; though donkeys play an important role in building cities, they are mostly absent from elite urban narratives
#Uniform_civil_code
#Constitution_law_and_Social_change
Uniform Civil Code
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/therightlens/uniform-civil-code-2/
#Constitution_law_and_Social_change
Uniform Civil Code
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/therightlens/uniform-civil-code-2/
Times of India Blog
Uniform Civil Code
The Uniform Civil Code has caught the attention of Law Commission yet again and has thus triggered the hope that the present government led by Prime Minister Modi may take up the task of setting...
#nation_state
#democracy
Science, Nation State, and Democracy
https://www.epw.in/journal/2023/24/perspectives/science-nation-state-and-democracy.html
#democracy
Science, Nation State, and Democracy
https://www.epw.in/journal/2023/24/perspectives/science-nation-state-and-democracy.html
Economic and Political Weekly
Science, Nation State, and Democracy : Reimagining Concepts
In an attempt to go beyond the formal ideas of democracy, especially the much-vouched frameworks of electoral-ism, new lifeworlds of democracy are reimagined.
#Uniform_civil_code
#Constitution_law_and_Social_change
Uniform Civil Code and the renewed buzz around it
https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/explained-uniform-civil-code-and-the-renewed-buzz-around-it/3135404/
#Constitution_law_and_Social_change
Uniform Civil Code and the renewed buzz around it
https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/explained-uniform-civil-code-and-the-renewed-buzz-around-it/3135404/
Financial Express
Explained: Uniform Civil Code and the renewed buzz around it
On June 14, the Law Commission of India invited public and religious organisations to share their views on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), sparking a fresh debate on the subject.
#child_labour
#Stratification_and_mobility
The Many Faces of Child Labour
* "Every child has a name, a face and is born with certain rights." - Nobel Peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi
https://www.oneindia.com/feature/the-many-faces-of-child-labour-3575589.html
#Stratification_and_mobility
The Many Faces of Child Labour
* "Every child has a name, a face and is born with certain rights." - Nobel Peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi
https://www.oneindia.com/feature/the-many-faces-of-child-labour-3575589.html
Oneindia
OPINION: The Many Faces of Child Labour
Child labourer -- the two words that shouldn’t be spoken together but they are unfortunately an ugly reality even today.
#gender_disadvantage
#inequality_exclusion
#reproductive_rights
Menstrual poverty: What can be done to address period poverty?
https://europeansting.com/2023/06/23/menstrual-poverty-what-can-be-done-to-address-period-poverty/
#inequality_exclusion
#reproductive_rights
Menstrual poverty: What can be done to address period poverty?
https://europeansting.com/2023/06/23/menstrual-poverty-what-can-be-done-to-address-period-poverty/
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Menstrual poverty: What can be done to address period poverty?
(Credit: Unsplash) This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Sadia Khalid, early-stage researcher (ESRs), medical writer and specialist at Tallinn University of Technology …
#gender_inequality
#women_empowerment
Bridging the gap: On India and Gender Gap Report
* India has climbed eight places in the annual Gender Gap Report, 2023, and is ranked 127 out of 146 countries
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/bridging-the-gap-the-hindu-editorial-on-india-and-gender-gap-report/article66997691.ece
#women_empowerment
Bridging the gap: On India and Gender Gap Report
* India has climbed eight places in the annual Gender Gap Report, 2023, and is ranked 127 out of 146 countries
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/bridging-the-gap-the-hindu-editorial-on-india-and-gender-gap-report/article66997691.ece
The Hindu
Bridging the gap: On India and Gender Gap Report
India may have improved its country ranking in the annual Gender Gap Report, 2023, but is hardly a cause for cheer
#Uniform_civil_code
#Constitution_law_and_Social_change
Strike a fine balance, have a just civil code
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/strike-a-fine-balance-have-a-just-civil-code/article67002855.ece
#Constitution_law_and_Social_change
Strike a fine balance, have a just civil code
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/strike-a-fine-balance-have-a-just-civil-code/article67002855.ece
The Hindu
Strike a fine balance, have a just civil code
A just code should be the primary goal as just laws are more important than a mere one uniform law
#Poverty_and_deprivation
#inequality_exclusion
Do we know how many people in India live in poverty?
https://idronline.org/article/inequality/do-we-know-how-many-people-in-india-live-in-poverty/
#inequality_exclusion
Do we know how many people in India live in poverty?
https://idronline.org/article/inequality/do-we-know-how-many-people-in-india-live-in-poverty/
India Development Review
Do we know how many people in India live in poverty? | IDR
India’s poverty estimates are outdated. In the absence of accurate data, social security schemes cannot be expected to reach their intended targets.
#nationalism
#Social_movements_in_modern_India
Nationalism and Social Reform in India
https://www.epw.in/system/files/pdf/1965_17/38/nationalism_and_social_reform_in_india.pdf
#Social_movements_in_modern_India
Nationalism and Social Reform in India
https://www.epw.in/system/files/pdf/1965_17/38/nationalism_and_social_reform_in_india.pdf
#gender_stereotyping
#inclusion
Strengthening Digital Financial Inclusion in Government-to-Person Payments to Women
https://www.orfonline.org/research/strengthening-digital-financial-inclusion-in-government-to-person-payments-to-women-lessons-for-emerging-economies/
#inclusion
Strengthening Digital Financial Inclusion in Government-to-Person Payments to Women
https://www.orfonline.org/research/strengthening-digital-financial-inclusion-in-government-to-person-payments-to-women-lessons-for-emerging-economies/
ORF
Strengthening Digital Financial Inclusion in Government-to-Person Payments to Women: Lessons for Emerging Economies
The Challenge In 2013, the Indian government introduced Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), a government-to-person (G2P) payments programme for social benefits. The programme had a few stated objectives: to reduce fiscal leakages, eliminate corruption, reduce…
#migration
#Crisis_of_development_displacement_environmental_problems_and_sustainability
A record 110 million people worldwide have been forcibly displaced from their homes- UNHCR
https://frontline.thehindu.com/news/world-refugee-day-record-110-million-people-now-forcibly-displaced-worldwide-rise-in-number-an-indictment-of-the-world-says-un-refugee-agency-unhcr-report/article66986107.ece
#Crisis_of_development_displacement_environmental_problems_and_sustainability
A record 110 million people worldwide have been forcibly displaced from their homes- UNHCR
https://frontline.thehindu.com/news/world-refugee-day-record-110-million-people-now-forcibly-displaced-worldwide-rise-in-number-an-indictment-of-the-world-says-un-refugee-agency-unhcr-report/article66986107.ece
The Hindu
Conflicts in Sudan, Ukraine aggravate global refugee crisis: UN report
Of the total refugees and those needing international protection, about half of them came from just three countries: Syria, Ukraine, and Afghanistan.
#Karl_Marx
#Capitalism
#Religion_in_modern_society_religion_and_science
Is capitalism secular?
https://currentpub.com/2023/06/27/is-capitalism-secular/
#Capitalism
#Religion_in_modern_society_religion_and_science
Is capitalism secular?
https://currentpub.com/2023/06/27/is-capitalism-secular/
Current
Is capitalism secular?
Eugene McCarraher, the author of The Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the Religion of Modernity, does not think so. He discusses his 2019
#family_and_marriage
#family_household
#Talcott_Parsons
The concept of the conjugal family
https://www.socialworkin.com/2023/06/who-propounded-concept-conjugal-family.html
#family_household
#Talcott_Parsons
The concept of the conjugal family
https://www.socialworkin.com/2023/06/who-propounded-concept-conjugal-family.html
Socialworkin
Who propounded the concept ‘Conjugal Family’?
A blog about social work concepts, theories, principles models, social policy, social welfare, and sociological concept.
#Caste_system_in_India
#Stratification_and_mobility
Caste, religious ghettoisation in Indian cities is as bad as racial segregation in US, says study
https://scroll.in/article/1051126/caste-religious-ghettoisation-in-indian-cities-is-as-bad-as-racial-segregation-in-us-says-study
#Stratification_and_mobility
Caste, religious ghettoisation in Indian cities is as bad as racial segregation in US, says study
https://scroll.in/article/1051126/caste-religious-ghettoisation-in-indian-cities-is-as-bad-as-racial-segregation-in-us-says-study
Scroll.in
Caste, religious ghettoisation in Indian cities is as bad as racial segregation in US, says study
Unequal access to public services in highly segregated neighbourhoods may be significantly contributing to marginalised groups’ disadvantages.
#gender_inequality
#inequality_exclusion
Gender Gap Report 2023: Challenges Remain in Economic Participation and Opportunity
https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2023/06/28/gender-gap-report-2023-challenges-remain-in-economic-participation-and-opportunity/
#inequality_exclusion
Gender Gap Report 2023: Challenges Remain in Economic Participation and Opportunity
https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2023/06/28/gender-gap-report-2023-challenges-remain-in-economic-participation-and-opportunity/
Modern Diplomacy
Gender Gap Report 2023: Challenges Remain in Economic Participation and Opportunity
India has climbed eight places in the annual Gender Gap Report, 2023, and now is in the position of 127 out of 146 countries in terms of gender parity, which was 135 last year.the recently released 17th edition of this report by the world economic forum (WEF)…
#Uniform_civil_code
#Constitution_law_and_Social_change
What is Uniform Civil Code? What does Constitution say about it & why it's such a controversial topic in India?
https://m.economictimes.com/news/how-to/what-is-uniform-civil-code-what-does-constitution-say-about-it-why-its-such-a-controversial-topics-in-india/articleshow/101348565.cms
#Constitution_law_and_Social_change
What is Uniform Civil Code? What does Constitution say about it & why it's such a controversial topic in India?
https://m.economictimes.com/news/how-to/what-is-uniform-civil-code-what-does-constitution-say-about-it-why-its-such-a-controversial-topics-in-india/articleshow/101348565.cms
The Economic Times
What's Uniform Civil Code (UCC)? What does Constitution say & why it's such a controversial topic in India?
The concept of a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in India has been a controversial topic for many years. The idea is to have a common set of laws for personal matters such as marriage, divorce, inheritance, and adoption for all citizens, regardless of their religious…
#Rural_and_agrarian_transformation_in_India
#migration
How urban migration has changed — and is changing — ideas of rural India
https://m.economictimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/how-urban-migration-has-changed-and-is-changing-ideas-of-rural-india/articleshow/101347364.cms
#migration
How urban migration has changed — and is changing — ideas of rural India
https://m.economictimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/how-urban-migration-has-changed-and-is-changing-ideas-of-rural-india/articleshow/101347364.cms
The Economic Times
How urban migration has changed — and is changing — ideas of rural India
Rise of rurbanism One of the major reasons for the changing structure of rural India is the impact of urbanisation. Migration to the cities in search of work has primarily meant a two-way transfer of resources - labour to cities, and remittances to villages.…
#Politics_and_society
#democracy
Criminalisation of Politics: A Grave Threat to Democracy
https://theprobe.in/stories/criminals-in-the-corridors-of-power-criminalisation-of-politics-raises-alarming-concerns/
#democracy
Criminalisation of Politics: A Grave Threat to Democracy
https://theprobe.in/stories/criminals-in-the-corridors-of-power-criminalisation-of-politics-raises-alarming-concerns/
latest News of India Today
Criminalisation of Politics: A Grave Threat to Democracy
The infiltration of criminals into politics has become a growing concern, raising serious questions about the integrity of our democracy.
#Globalisation
#Culture_and_society
#cultural_mix
Global Culture or Cultural Globalisation
https://revisesociology.com/2023/06/23/global-culture/
#Culture_and_society
#cultural_mix
Global Culture or Cultural Globalisation
https://revisesociology.com/2023/06/23/global-culture/
ReviseSociology - A level sociology revision - education, families, research methods, crime and deviance and more!
Global Culture - ReviseSociology
Global culture is where large numbers of people in different countries across the world share common norms, values and tastes, and is one aspect of globalisation. Those sociologists who believe that a global culture exists tend to see it as an ongoing process…