#sexual_minorities
#inequality_exclusion
#LGBTQ
ICC bans transgender players from taking part in international women’s cricket
https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/icc-bans-transgender-players-from-taking-part-in-international-womens-cricket-2465872-2023-11-21
#inequality_exclusion
#LGBTQ
ICC bans transgender players from taking part in international women’s cricket
https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/icc-bans-transgender-players-from-taking-part-in-international-womens-cricket-2465872-2023-11-21
India Today
ICC bans transgender players from taking part in international women’s cricket
The ICC, in a new law, banned transgender cricketers from taking part in women’s cricket at the international level.
#gender_inequality
#Patriarchy
The wages of patriarchy
* According to a recent report based on a study by the Indian Society of Organ Transplantation, four out of five living organ donors in India are women, while four out of five recipients are men. It is a reflection of the patriarchal culture in society
https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/editorial/the-wages-of-patriarchy-2781766
#Patriarchy
The wages of patriarchy
* According to a recent report based on a study by the Indian Society of Organ Transplantation, four out of five living organ donors in India are women, while four out of five recipients are men. It is a reflection of the patriarchal culture in society
https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/editorial/the-wages-of-patriarchy-2781766
Deccan Herald
The wages of patriarchy
The wages of
patriarchy
patriarchy
#sexual_minorities
#inequality_exclusion
On ICC ban on transwomen in Women’s World Cup: Catch up and play
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/catch-up-play-9038455/
#inequality_exclusion
On ICC ban on transwomen in Women’s World Cup: Catch up and play
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/catch-up-play-9038455/
The Indian Express
On ICC ban on transwomen in Women’s World Cup: Catch up and play
As the universal understanding of gender goes beyond the binary, can fairness in sports exist alongside greater inclusivity?
#land_reforms
#tribal_issues
A dilemma over tribal land rights in Odisha
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/tribal-land-rights-in-odisha-osatip/article67562221.ece
#tribal_issues
A dilemma over tribal land rights in Odisha
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/tribal-land-rights-in-odisha-osatip/article67562221.ece
The Hindu
A dilemma over tribal land rights in Odisha
Government’s decision to amend OSATIP to allow tribals to transfer land to non-tribals sparked controversy, forcing it to put the decision on hold. The amendment included a rider to prevent tribal sellers/mortgagors from being landless/homestead-less. Previous…
#gender_inequality
#Patriarchy
#Science_technology_and_social_change
Gendered Deepfakes: The Precarity Of Women’s Embodiment In A Patriarchal
https://feminisminindia.com/2023/11/24/gendered-deepfakes/
#Patriarchy
#Science_technology_and_social_change
Gendered Deepfakes: The Precarity Of Women’s Embodiment In A Patriarchal
https://feminisminindia.com/2023/11/24/gendered-deepfakes/
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Gendered Deepfakes: The Precarity Of Women’s Embodiment In A Patriarchal World
With the growing accessibility of deepfake creation tools, the danger of non-consensual deepfakes targeting women now looms large.
#Crisis_of_development_displacement_environmental_problems_and_sustainability
#Rural_and_agrarian_transformation_in_India
Need for climate-smart agriculture in India
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/need-for-climate-smart-agriculture-in-india/article67569776.ece
#Rural_and_agrarian_transformation_in_India
Need for climate-smart agriculture in India
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/need-for-climate-smart-agriculture-in-india/article67569776.ece
The Hindu
Need for climate-smart agriculture in India
Climate-smart agriculture has the potential to assure food security, empower farmers, and protect our delicate ecosystems
#Poverty_and_deprivation
#welwell are_schemes
Who Did the Union Govt's Food Policy Help? India’s Anaemic, or Vitamin Businesses and Big NGOs?
https://thewire.in/rights/who-did-the-union-govts-food-policy-help-indias-anaemic-or-vitamin-businesses-and-big-ngos
#welwell are_schemes
Who Did the Union Govt's Food Policy Help? India’s Anaemic, or Vitamin Businesses and Big NGOs?
https://thewire.in/rights/who-did-the-union-govts-food-policy-help-indias-anaemic-or-vitamin-businesses-and-big-ngos
The Wire
Who Did the Union Govt's Food Policy Help? India’s Anaemic, or Vitamin Businesses and Big NGOs?
Those who lobbied for a diktat of rice fortification in India’s public schemes, a contested technical fix for anaemia, took little accountability for its safety or quality.
#Works_and_Economic_Life
#gender_inequality
#women_empowerment
Gender Gap in Credit in India
https://www.epw.in/journal/2023/47/commentary/gender-gap-credit-india.html
#gender_inequality
#women_empowerment
Gender Gap in Credit in India
https://www.epw.in/journal/2023/47/commentary/gender-gap-credit-india.html
Economic and Political Weekly
Gender Gap in Credit in India : Is Credit Risk a Concern?
Are women less risky in terms of loan repayment as compared with men? Using data on public sector Indian banks, we present evidence to this effect. The key insights emanating from the analysis are
#Works_and_Economic_Life
#migration
#welfare_schemes
Checking migration: Odisha extends MGNREGA-supplementary job guarantee to 10 tribal blocks
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/governance/checking-migration-odisha-extends-mgnrega-supplementary-job-guarantee-to-10-tribal-blocks-92971
#migration
#welfare_schemes
Checking migration: Odisha extends MGNREGA-supplementary job guarantee to 10 tribal blocks
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/governance/checking-migration-odisha-extends-mgnrega-supplementary-job-guarantee-to-10-tribal-blocks-92971
DownToEarth
Checking migration: Odisha extends MGNREGA-supplementary job guarantee to 10 tribal blocks
Job-seekers to get additional Rs 115 a day over MGNREGA wage; implementation isn't proper, says expert
#Constitution_law_and_Social_change
#sexual_minorities
#LGBTQ
#intersectionality
This Constitution Day, Consider the Queer Dalit
https://thewire.in/rights/queer-dalit-constitution-day-delhi-pride
#sexual_minorities
#LGBTQ
#intersectionality
This Constitution Day, Consider the Queer Dalit
https://thewire.in/rights/queer-dalit-constitution-day-delhi-pride
The Wire
This Constitution Day, Consider the Queer Dalit
Alongside visibility of the more dominant and privileged segments of queer people at Pride, there has to be more consciousness-raising for a wider range of rainbow colours and a queerness of Dalit people.
#Social_movements
#Colonialism
Agrarian movement that jolted colonial rulers
https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/agrarian-movement-that-jolted-colonial-rulers-1503243946.html
#Colonialism
Agrarian movement that jolted colonial rulers
https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/agrarian-movement-that-jolted-colonial-rulers-1503243946.html
The Statesman
Agrarian movement that jolted colonial rulers - The Statesman
Birsa Munda (1875-1900) emerged as ‘Dharti Aba’ (Father of the Earth) in Munda society and is now being worshipped again as ‘Lord’ or ‘Bhagwan’. He was the prophet, the visionary and the ultimate revolutionary. The short life of Birsa commands profound respect.
#Labour_and_society
#Works_and_Economic_Life
#gender_inequality
Men, Women and the Gendered Life of Labour
https://thewire.in/labour/men-women-and-the-gendered-life-of-labour
#Works_and_Economic_Life
#gender_inequality
Men, Women and the Gendered Life of Labour
https://thewire.in/labour/men-women-and-the-gendered-life-of-labour
The Wire
Men, Women and the Gendered Life of Labour
When one of the retired kings of the hi-tech corporate world speaks on work hours, India listens. Yet, much remains unsaid.
#Constitution_law_and_Social_change
How the founding women recognised Constitution could be an agent of social change.
In the same, the Women’s Reservation Bill could pave the way for women’s empowerment
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/india-constitution-founding-women-9043043/
How the founding women recognised Constitution could be an agent of social change.
In the same, the Women’s Reservation Bill could pave the way for women’s empowerment
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/india-constitution-founding-women-9043043/
The Indian Express
The missing story in the making of the Constitution: How the founding women made it a just document
The founding women recognised how Constitution could be an agent of social change. In the same, the Women’s Reservation Bill could pave the way for women’s empowerment
#intersectionality
#Research_Methods_and_Analysis
The complex interplay of caste and gender in fieldwork
https://feminisminindia.com/2023/11/29/breaking-grounds-a-womans-narrative-of-political-fieldwork-in-rural-india/
#Research_Methods_and_Analysis
The complex interplay of caste and gender in fieldwork
https://feminisminindia.com/2023/11/29/breaking-grounds-a-womans-narrative-of-political-fieldwork-in-rural-india/
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Breaking Grounds: A Woman’s Narrative Of Political Fieldwork In Rural India
There is a need to foster a more inclusive culture in fieldwork and research by creating safe, supportive networks for women researchers.
#inequality_exclusion
#gender_disadvantage
#domestic_violence
How COVID-19 Enabled New Forms of Economic Abuse of Women in India
https://thewire.in/women/how-covid-19-enabled-new-forms-of-economic-abuse-of-women-in-india
#gender_disadvantage
#domestic_violence
How COVID-19 Enabled New Forms of Economic Abuse of Women in India
https://thewire.in/women/how-covid-19-enabled-new-forms-of-economic-abuse-of-women-in-india
#Science_technology_and_social_change
#Violence_against_women
How Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence Impacts Women and Girls
https://unric.org/en/how-technology-facilitated-gender-based-violence-impacts-women-and-girls/
#Violence_against_women
How Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence Impacts Women and Girls
https://unric.org/en/how-technology-facilitated-gender-based-violence-impacts-women-and-girls/
United Nations Western Europe
How Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence Impacts Women and Girls
Online violence against women and girls has escalated rapidly in recent years, posing major threats to safety and well-being.
#family_and_marriage
#sexual_minorities
Nepal becomes the first South Asian country to officially register same-sex marriage
https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2023/nov/29/nepal-becomes-the-first-south-asian-country-to-officially-register-same-sex-marriage-2637292.html
#sexual_minorities
Nepal becomes the first South Asian country to officially register same-sex marriage
https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2023/nov/29/nepal-becomes-the-first-south-asian-country-to-officially-register-same-sex-marriage-2637292.html
The New Indian Express
Nepal becomes the first South Asian country to officially register same-sex marriage
Trans-woman Maya Gurung, 35 and Surendra Pandey, 27, a gay, got legally married and their marriage was registered at Dordi Rural Municipality of Lamjung district in Western Nepal.
#politics_and_society
#women_empowerment
#Constitution_law_and_Social_change
Women’s political empowerment — more talk, less action
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/womens-political-empowerment-more-talk-less-action/article67588091.ece
#women_empowerment
#Constitution_law_and_Social_change
Women’s political empowerment — more talk, less action
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/womens-political-empowerment-more-talk-less-action/article67588091.ece
The Hindu
Women’s political empowerment — more talk, less action
The patterns of ticket distribution in the Assembly elections do not indicate the same commitment for women’s political empowerment as seen in Parliament.
#Caste_system_in_India
#communalism
Lesson from rat-hole miners — religion should not matter
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/express-view-lesson-from-rat-hole-miners-religion-should-not-matter-9049276/
#communalism
Lesson from rat-hole miners — religion should not matter
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/express-view-lesson-from-rat-hole-miners-religion-should-not-matter-9049276/
The Indian Express
Express View: Lesson from rat-hole miners — religion should not matter
In times of crisis, identities that otherwise seem dominant shrink and become smaller. It is this sentiment that the country should carry forward
#Works_and_Economic_Life
#Labour_and_society
#Informal_sector
Why gig work platforms must implement India’s workplace sexual harassment law
https://scroll.in/article/1058459/why-gig-work-platforms-must-implement-indias-workplace-sexual-harassment-law
#Labour_and_society
#Informal_sector
Why gig work platforms must implement India’s workplace sexual harassment law
https://scroll.in/article/1058459/why-gig-work-platforms-must-implement-indias-workplace-sexual-harassment-law
Scroll.in
Why gig work platforms must implement India’s workplace sexual harassment law
The sector has expanded massively to employ as well as serve women but companies have ducked a key legal obligation to ensure safe working conditions for all.