#migration
#exclusion
#discrimination
Violence & discrimination towards the Migrant work forces
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/open-page/on-the-migrant-trail/article65069271.ece
#exclusion
#discrimination
Violence & discrimination towards the Migrant work forces
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/open-page/on-the-migrant-trail/article65069271.ece
The Hindu
On the migrant trail
Have we not pushed them to the margins of society as their rights remain compromised?
#Family_and_marriage
#sexual_minorities
#discrimination
Bill to Legalise Same-Sex Marriage
*Even after SC decriminalised IPC Section 377 LGBTQIA+ individuals still face discrimination and social stigma within society
https://thewire.in/politics/ncp-mp-supriya-sule-introduces-bill-to-legalise-same-sex-marriage
#sexual_minorities
#discrimination
Bill to Legalise Same-Sex Marriage
*Even after SC decriminalised IPC Section 377 LGBTQIA+ individuals still face discrimination and social stigma within society
https://thewire.in/politics/ncp-mp-supriya-sule-introduces-bill-to-legalise-same-sex-marriage
The Wire
NCP MP Supriya Sule Introduces Bill to Legalise Same-Sex Marriage
The Bill sought the same marital rights to LGBTQIA+ couples that heterosexual people are entitled to. It proposes to fix marriageable age at 21 years if both partners are male, and 18 years for female partners.
#discrimination
#gender_inequality
#cultural_lag
Gendered Policing Of Individual Expression
https://feminisminindia.com/2022/04/11/equating-freedom-of-choice-with-western-culture-the-gendered-policing-of-individual-expression/
#gender_inequality
#cultural_lag
Gendered Policing Of Individual Expression
https://feminisminindia.com/2022/04/11/equating-freedom-of-choice-with-western-culture-the-gendered-policing-of-individual-expression/
Feminism In India
Equating Freedom Of Choice With 'Western Culture': The Gendered Policing Of Individual Expression | Feminism In India
When a woman asserts her choices, the blame is instantly put on Western culture, and it is increasingly taxing to bear this onslaught.
#gender_inequality
#sexual_division_of_labour
#discrimination
Unequal pay on the basis of gender is an issue that must be addressed through adopting a gender lens in legal and policy framework.
https://feminisminindia.com/2022/04/12/unequal-pay-we-must-focus-on-gender-sensitive-policy-framework/
#sexual_division_of_labour
#discrimination
Unequal pay on the basis of gender is an issue that must be addressed through adopting a gender lens in legal and policy framework.
https://feminisminindia.com/2022/04/12/unequal-pay-we-must-focus-on-gender-sensitive-policy-framework/
Feminism in India
Unequal Pay: Wage Inequality And Gender Sensitive Policy Framework | Feminism in India
Unequal pay on the basis of gender is an issue that must be addressed through adopting a gender lens in legal and policy framework.
#gender_inequality
#Population_policy_and_family_planning
#discrimination
Indians’ preference for sons, and why Meghalaya women prefer more daughters
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/indians-preference-sons-meghalaya-nfhs-explained-7921943/
#Population_policy_and_family_planning
#discrimination
Indians’ preference for sons, and why Meghalaya women prefer more daughters
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/indians-preference-sons-meghalaya-nfhs-explained-7921943/
The Indian Express
Explained: Indians’ preference for sons, and why Meghalaya women prefer more daughters
For most Indians, an ideal family consists of more daughters than sons, NFHS data show. Women in matrilineal Meghalaya are the exception — but not the state's men.
#sexual_minorities
#transgender
#discrimination
Trans-Inclusivity At The Workplace
*access to any form of economic activity is denied to 92 per cent transgenders-NHRC
https://feminisminindia.com/2022/05/20/trans-inclusivity-at-the-workplace-official-policy-must-be-followed-by-dismantling-of-biases/
#transgender
#discrimination
Trans-Inclusivity At The Workplace
*access to any form of economic activity is denied to 92 per cent transgenders-NHRC
https://feminisminindia.com/2022/05/20/trans-inclusivity-at-the-workplace-official-policy-must-be-followed-by-dismantling-of-biases/
Feminism in India
Trans-Inclusivity At The Workplace: Official Policy Must Be Followed By Dismantling Of Biases
While many companies have LGBTQIA+ friendly policies in place, their implementation reports or effectiveness is not so clear.
#Reproductive_health
#gender_disadvantage
#discrimination
Triple burden of Gender, caste & disability that exacerbate the vulnerabilities
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/disability-and-the-barriers-to-feminine-hygiene/article65467801.ece
#gender_disadvantage
#discrimination
Triple burden of Gender, caste & disability that exacerbate the vulnerabilities
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/disability-and-the-barriers-to-feminine-hygiene/article65467801.ece
Thehindu
Disability and the barriers to feminine hygiene
Economic and structural factors create more hurdles to hygiene management, good health, health-seeking behaviours
#inequality_exclusion
#discrimination
Oxfam’s India Discrimination Report
https://thewire.in/rights/oxfam-india-discrimination-report-labour-market
#discrimination
Oxfam’s India Discrimination Report
https://thewire.in/rights/oxfam-india-discrimination-report-labour-market
The Wire
Women's Qualifications Have No Bearing on Their Employment, Earnings: Oxfam Report
This and other such alarming findings emerged through Oxfam's India Discrimination Report 2022, which attempted to quantify the seemingly ubiquitous discrimination that minorities in the country face.
#inequality_exclusion
#discrimination
#Labour_and_society
Identity-Based Discrimination in India's Labour Market
https://thewire.in/rights/pandemic-exacerbated-identity-based-discrimination-india-labour-market
#discrimination
#Labour_and_society
Identity-Based Discrimination in India's Labour Market
https://thewire.in/rights/pandemic-exacerbated-identity-based-discrimination-india-labour-market
The Wire
How the Pandemic Exacerbated Identity-Based Discrimination in India's Labour Market
While employment was hit harder in urban areas due to the extent of disruption to urban business by the national lockdowns, rural India saw a more unequal distribution of these effects due to high discrimination.
#Caste_system_in_India
#Discrimination
Caste system and the concept of inferiority, superiority
https://thekashmirimages.com/2022/12/22/caste-system-and-the-concept-of-inferiority-superiority/
#Discrimination
Caste system and the concept of inferiority, superiority
https://thekashmirimages.com/2022/12/22/caste-system-and-the-concept-of-inferiority-superiority/
Kashmir Images Newspaper
Caste system and the concept of inferiority, superiority
By: Dr. Satyawan Saurabh Caste is a system of social stratification that originated in the pre-modern era in India in the form of the Varna system. The varna
#inequality_exclusion
#Discrimination
More than 40% of India’s wealth owned by 1% of population-Oxfam report
https://scroll.in/latest/1041777/more-than-40-of-indias-wealth-owned-by-1-of-population-says-oxfam-report
#Discrimination
More than 40% of India’s wealth owned by 1% of population-Oxfam report
https://scroll.in/latest/1041777/more-than-40-of-indias-wealth-owned-by-1-of-population-says-oxfam-report
Scroll.in
More than 40% of India’s wealth owned by 1% of population, says Oxfam report
The total wealth of the 10 richest Indian stood at Rs 27.52 lakh crore in 2022, a 32.8% rise from 2021.