#domestic_violence
#gender_disadvantage
With a high burden of domestic work, how much time to Indian women spend on self-care?
https://scroll.in/article/1062623/with-a-high-burden-of-domestic-work-how-much-time-to-indian-women-spend-on-self-care
#gender_disadvantage
With a high burden of domestic work, how much time to Indian women spend on self-care?
https://scroll.in/article/1062623/with-a-high-burden-of-domestic-work-how-much-time-to-indian-women-spend-on-self-care
Scroll.in
With a high burden of domestic work, how much time to Indian women spend on self-care?
Less time for leisure and self-care can affect building community and result in isolation.
#Caste_system_in_India
#modernity_and_social_changes
Why ‘caste’ is a Western construct
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/j-sai-deepak-writes-why-caste-is-a-western-construct-9137707/
#modernity_and_social_changes
Why ‘caste’ is a Western construct
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/j-sai-deepak-writes-why-caste-is-a-western-construct-9137707/
The Indian Express
J Sai Deepak writes: Why ‘caste’ is a Western construct
The formative literature on it dates to colonial times and is the work of writers with deep-rooted prejudices against Hinduism
#welfare_schemes
#women_empowerment
#Works_and_Economic_Life
#gender_inequality
Indian women are working more. Here’s why
* Evidence from the ground suggests the DAY-NRLM and MGNREGS play a crucial role in improving the female labour force participation rate
* In rural FLFPR has increased to 41.5%
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/indian-women-are-working-more-heres-why-9136549/
#women_empowerment
#Works_and_Economic_Life
#gender_inequality
Indian women are working more. Here’s why
* Evidence from the ground suggests the DAY-NRLM and MGNREGS play a crucial role in improving the female labour force participation rate
* In rural FLFPR has increased to 41.5%
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/indian-women-are-working-more-heres-why-9136549/
The Indian Express
Indian women are working more. Here’s why
Evidence from the ground suggests the DAY-NRLM and MGNREGS play a crucial role in improving the female labour force participation rate
#Poverty_and_deprivation
#inequality_exclusion
Multidimensional poverty
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-economics/multidimensional-poverty-meaning-numbers-9141495/
#inequality_exclusion
Multidimensional poverty
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-economics/multidimensional-poverty-meaning-numbers-9141495/
The Indian Express
Multidimensional poverty: meaning, numbers
25 cr Indians have been raised from poverty since 2013-14, says Govt. MPI uses indicators covering three main areas: health, education, and standard of living.
#migration
#gender_inequality
A blurred mapping of internal female migration
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/a-blurred-mapping-of-internal-female-migration/article67793617.ece
#gender_inequality
A blurred mapping of internal female migration
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/a-blurred-mapping-of-internal-female-migration/article67793617.ece
The Hindu
A blurred mapping of internal female migration
A change in narrative is required in looking at female migration, starting with an increased collection of female-specific data
#uniform_civil_code
#Constitution_law_and_Social_change
Ban on polygamy, child marriage': Features of Uttarakhand's Uniform Civil Code bill
https://www.indiatoday.in/law/story/uniform-civil-code-bill-passes-uttarakhand-cabinet-key-features-pushkar-singh-dhami-2497570-2024-02-04
#Constitution_law_and_Social_change
Ban on polygamy, child marriage': Features of Uttarakhand's Uniform Civil Code bill
https://www.indiatoday.in/law/story/uniform-civil-code-bill-passes-uttarakhand-cabinet-key-features-pushkar-singh-dhami-2497570-2024-02-04
India Today
'Ban on polygamy, child marriage': Features of Uttarakhand's Uniform Civil Code bill
The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) bill is aimed at establishing uniformity in civil laws and slated to be presented in the Uttarakhand Assembly on February 6 (Tuesday).
#politics_and_society
#nation_state
#civil_societies
The path towards a pluralist civil society
The alternative is having a civil society that functions as the handmaiden of an authoritarian state
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-path-towards-a-pluralist-civil-society/article67811543.ece
#nation_state
#civil_societies
The path towards a pluralist civil society
The alternative is having a civil society that functions as the handmaiden of an authoritarian state
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-path-towards-a-pluralist-civil-society/article67811543.ece
The Hindu
The path towards a pluralist civil society
The path towards a pluralist civil society must be forged through honest and introspective dialogue
#reproductive_rights
#Constitution_law_and_Social_change
#gender_disadvantage
Coerced pregnancies and forceful state oversight of termination benefit neither the pregnant person nor the child
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/abortion-supreme-court-government-have-failed-women-9145065/
#Constitution_law_and_Social_change
#gender_disadvantage
Coerced pregnancies and forceful state oversight of termination benefit neither the pregnant person nor the child
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/abortion-supreme-court-government-have-failed-women-9145065/
The Indian Express
On abortion, Supreme Court and government have failed women
Coerced pregnancies and forceful state oversight of termination benefit neither the pregnant person nor the child
#Rural_and_agrarian_transformation_in_India
#social_change
A critical view of the ‘sanitation miracle’ in rural India
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/a-critical-view-of-the-sanitation-miracle-in-rural-india/article67814953.ece
#social_change
A critical view of the ‘sanitation miracle’ in rural India
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/a-critical-view-of-the-sanitation-miracle-in-rural-india/article67814953.ece
The Hindu
A critical view of the ‘sanitation miracle’ in rural India
While there is more awareness regarding safe sanitation practices, collective behavioural change in India has still to take place
#family_and_marriage_in_India
#uniform_civil_code
The key changes for Hindus and Muslims in marriage, inheritance
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-law/uttarakhand-civil-code-the-key-changes-for-hindus-and-muslims-in-marriage-inheritance-9147624/
#uniform_civil_code
The key changes for Hindus and Muslims in marriage, inheritance
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-law/uttarakhand-civil-code-the-key-changes-for-hindus-and-muslims-in-marriage-inheritance-9147624/
The Indian Express
Uttarakhand civil code: The key changes for Hindus and Muslims in marriage, inheritance
The UCC draws heavily from the Indian Succession Act, 1925, retaining a majority of the provisions.
#Rural_and_agrarian_transformation_in_India
#Labour_and_society
Farm reforms; it’s the only way to repair rural economy
https://www.livemint.com/opinion/online-views/pm-modi-must-forget-the-past-revive-farm-reforms-it-s-the-only-way-to-repair-rural-economy-11707366334136.html
#Labour_and_society
Farm reforms; it’s the only way to repair rural economy
https://www.livemint.com/opinion/online-views/pm-modi-must-forget-the-past-revive-farm-reforms-it-s-the-only-way-to-repair-rural-economy-11707366334136.html
mint
PM Modi must forget the past, revive farm reforms; it’s the only way to repair rural economy
People can’t spend money they don’t have. For consumption in rural India to pick up, wages and incomes will have to improve, if not double
#family_and_marriage_in_India
#uniform_civil_code
The key changes for Hindus and Muslims in marriage, inheritance
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-law/uttarakhand-civil-code-the-key-changes-for-hindus-and-muslims-in-marriage-inheritance-9147624/
#uniform_civil_code
The key changes for Hindus and Muslims in marriage, inheritance
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-law/uttarakhand-civil-code-the-key-changes-for-hindus-and-muslims-in-marriage-inheritance-9147624/
The Indian Express
Uttarakhand civil code: The key changes for Hindus and Muslims in marriage, inheritance
The UCC draws heavily from the Indian Succession Act, 1925, retaining a majority of the provisions.
#population_policy_and_family_planning_in_India
Population can’t be ignored. It has to be part of the policy solution to our world’s problems
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/governance/population-can-t-be-ignored-it-has-to-be-part-of-the-policy-solution-to-our-world-s-problems-94341
Population can’t be ignored. It has to be part of the policy solution to our world’s problems
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/governance/population-can-t-be-ignored-it-has-to-be-part-of-the-policy-solution-to-our-world-s-problems-94341
DownToEarth
Population can’t be ignored. It has to be part of the policy solution to our world’s problems
The longer we do nothing about population growth, the worse it gets
#uniform_civil_code
#Constitution_law_and_Social_change
Is a truly uniform civil code possible in India?
https://www.livemint.com/opinion/online-views/is-a-truly-uniform-civil-code-possible-in-india-11707321216239.html
#Constitution_law_and_Social_change
Is a truly uniform civil code possible in India?
https://www.livemint.com/opinion/online-views/is-a-truly-uniform-civil-code-possible-in-india-11707321216239.html
mint
Is a truly uniform civil code possible in India?
Uttarakhand’s UCC proposal does aim at gender justice in family matters, but falls short on uniformity. The worry is that its live-in rules intrude in conjugal relations, its prism is heteronormative and it bears too political an imprint.
#Caste_system_in_India
#social_thinkers
Caste Census is Critical But Not Synonymous with Social Justice: Sociologist Satish Deshpande
https://thewire.in/rights/caste-census-is-critical-but-not-synonymous-with-social-justice-sociologist-satish-deshpande
#social_thinkers
Caste Census is Critical But Not Synonymous with Social Justice: Sociologist Satish Deshpande
https://thewire.in/rights/caste-census-is-critical-but-not-synonymous-with-social-justice-sociologist-satish-deshpande
The Wire
Caste Census is Critical But Not Synonymous with Social Justice: Sociologist Satish Deshpande
Delivering a lecture in Bengaluru, the eminent sociologist raised critical questions about representation and treatment of minority castes, complexities of political mobilisation around caste identities, and the broader implications for social justice.
#migration
#unemployment
The story of migration of educated and skilled individuals from India
https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/governance/the-story-of-migration-of-educated-and-skilled-individuals-from-india
#unemployment
The story of migration of educated and skilled individuals from India
https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/governance/the-story-of-migration-of-educated-and-skilled-individuals-from-india
National Herald
The story of migration of educated and skilled individuals from India
Every time person of Indian origin becomes CEO of any company abroad or a successful politician, we proudly claim the greatness of India and Indians. However, the discussion on migration of talents also reappears
#gender_inequality
#gender_pay_gap
#Constitution_law_and_Social_change
A global alliance to bridge the gender equity gap
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/a-global-alliance-to-bridge-the-gender-equity-gap/article67838843.ece
#gender_pay_gap
#Constitution_law_and_Social_change
A global alliance to bridge the gender equity gap
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/a-global-alliance-to-bridge-the-gender-equity-gap/article67838843.ece
The Hindu
A global alliance to bridge the gender equity gap
The Alliance for Global Good – Gender Equity and Equality is poised to be a force to reckon with on all gender-related issues
#uniform_civil_code
#family_and_marriage
#gender_inequality
Why the Uniform Civil Code Falls Short in Advancing Gender Justice
https://thewire.in/rights/why-the-uniform-civil-code-falls-short-in-advancing-gender-justice
#family_and_marriage
#gender_inequality
Why the Uniform Civil Code Falls Short in Advancing Gender Justice
https://thewire.in/rights/why-the-uniform-civil-code-falls-short-in-advancing-gender-justice
The Wire
Why the Uniform Civil Code Falls Short in Advancing Gender Justice
Critics argue that while the UCC aims to standardise laws across different communities, it fails to address key issues such as women's rights to marital property, live-in relationships, and inheritance.
#gender_disadvantage
#Works_and_Economic_Life
Progress or distress? Women's participation of in workforce increases
https://www.business-standard.com/economy/news/progress-or-distress-women-s-participation-of-in-workforce-increases-124021301261_1.html
#Works_and_Economic_Life
Progress or distress? Women's participation of in workforce increases
https://www.business-standard.com/economy/news/progress-or-distress-women-s-participation-of-in-workforce-increases-124021301261_1.html
Business-Standard
Progress or distress? Women's participation in workforce increases
Female workforce participation: Government says the trend is a result of its welfare and easy credit programmes
#gender_inequality
#gender_pay
#Labour_and_society
A demand that could hamper gender equality
* Paid leave for menstruation may create awareness on the subject but could end up widening the gender gap
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/a-demand-that-could-hamper-gender-equality/article67845843.ece
#gender_pay
#Labour_and_society
A demand that could hamper gender equality
* Paid leave for menstruation may create awareness on the subject but could end up widening the gender gap
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/a-demand-that-could-hamper-gender-equality/article67845843.ece
The Hindu
A demand that could hamper gender equality
If the government ratifies ‘special status’ for menstruating women, it validates the social stigma around menstruation