#inequality
#exclusion
#Education_and_social_change
The Nordic model is worth aping, where focus on healthcare, education and social safety have helped bridge inequality
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/how-income-inequality-in-india-can-be-narrowed/article65055581.ece
#exclusion
#Education_and_social_change
The Nordic model is worth aping, where focus on healthcare, education and social safety have helped bridge inequality
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/how-income-inequality-in-india-can-be-narrowed/article65055581.ece
BusinessLine
How income inequality in India can be narrowed
The Nordic model is worth aping, where focus on healthcare, education and social safety have helped bridge inequality
#gender_disadvantage
#exclusion
The Under Representation of women in STEM
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/fixing-the-under-representation-of-women-in-the-sciences-7788023/
#exclusion
The Under Representation of women in STEM
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/fixing-the-under-representation-of-women-in-the-sciences-7788023/
The Indian Express
Fixing the under-representation of women in the sciences
Nimita Pandey, Krishna Ravi Srinivas write: Efforts to ensure gender equity should not be limited to the academies. All stakeholders must get involved
#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?
#Poverty_deprivation
#exclusion
For India to measure poverty and achieve development goals, it needs a multipronged approach
https://scroll.in/article/1017117/for-india-to-measure-poverty-and-achieve-development-goals-it-needs-a-multipronged-approach
#exclusion
For India to measure poverty and achieve development goals, it needs a multipronged approach
https://scroll.in/article/1017117/for-india-to-measure-poverty-and-achieve-development-goals-it-needs-a-multipronged-approach
Scroll.in
For India to measure poverty and achieve development goals, it needs a multipronged approach
While the new multidimensional poverty index is a welcome change, there is a need for data on the utilisation of government schemes.
#inequality
#exclusion
Inequality as a sociological concept is an unequal distribution of wealth, resources, opportunity and rewards
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/why-we-should-care-about-inequality-7801335/ Why we should care about inequality
#exclusion
Inequality as a sociological concept is an unequal distribution of wealth, resources, opportunity and rewards
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/why-we-should-care-about-inequality-7801335/ Why we should care about inequality
The Indian Express
Why we should care about inequality
Equality is about access to opportunities, wealth, resources. It’s about human rights enshrined in international conventions
#gender_disadvantage
#exclusion
TB's steep socio-economic cost to women
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/tb-steep-socio-economic-cost-to-women-7823318
#exclusion
TB's steep socio-economic cost to women
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/tb-steep-socio-economic-cost-to-women-7823318
The Indian Express
TB’s steep socio-economic cost to women
Heena Gavit writes: From social ostracisation and lack of family support to the negative impact on marital prospects, women absorb the repercussions of tuberculosis beyond the clinical metrics.
#socialism
#inequality
#exclusion
Biden's billionaire income tax has a lesson for India to curb it’s rising income inequality
“Socialism for the corporates”
https://www.thehansindia.com/business/bidens-billionaire-income-tax-has-a-lesson-for-india-736276
#inequality
#exclusion
Biden's billionaire income tax has a lesson for India to curb it’s rising income inequality
“Socialism for the corporates”
https://www.thehansindia.com/business/bidens-billionaire-income-tax-has-a-lesson-for-india-736276
The Hans India
Biden's billionaire income tax has a lesson for India
At a time when socialism for the corporate is the reigning mantra, the US President Joe Biden showed tremendous political courage to ensure that the billionaires pay their fair share in taxes....
#Caste_system
#exclusion
Caste doesn’t exist only in India or in Hinduism
https://asiatimes.com/2022/04/caste-doesnt-exist-only-in-india-or-in-hinduism/
#exclusion
Caste doesn’t exist only in India or in Hinduism
https://asiatimes.com/2022/04/caste-doesnt-exist-only-in-india-or-in-hinduism/
#gender_inequality
#exclusion
#constitution_law_and_social_change
How India is empowering women through policy
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/how-india-is-empowering-women-through-policy-7908922/
#exclusion
#constitution_law_and_social_change
How India is empowering women through policy
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/how-india-is-empowering-women-through-policy-7908922/
The Indian Express
How India is empowering women through policy
Smriti Irani writes: The quest for gender parity pervades every sphere of statecraft, ensuring it is not reduced to the ranks of an artificial add-on.
#Poverty_deprivation_inequality
#exclusion
The state of inequality in India Report- EAC PM
https://m.economictimes.com/news/economy/indicators/the-state-of-inequality-in-india/amp_articleshow/91666341.cms
#exclusion
The state of inequality in India Report- EAC PM
https://m.economictimes.com/news/economy/indicators/the-state-of-inequality-in-india/amp_articleshow/91666341.cms
The Economic Times
The state of inequality in India
In India, the Periodic Labour Force Survey for the years 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 shows that the top 10% earn approximately equal to the bottom 64%. The top 10 account for one-third of the incomes earned. While income disparity is not the only trigger…
#Poverty_deprivation_inequality
#exclusion
Is inequality getting worse in India, and what does it mean for the poor in the country?
https://www.livemint.com/news/india/what-does-india-s-inequality-report-card-have-to-say-11653237747306.html
#exclusion
Is inequality getting worse in India, and what does it mean for the poor in the country?
https://www.livemint.com/news/india/what-does-india-s-inequality-report-card-have-to-say-11653237747306.html
mint
What does India’s inequality report card tell?
The report states that while income deprivation can increase probability of descent into poverty, a multidimensional understanding is important to assess the degree of deprivation in terms of lack of basic necessities, such as quality education and healthcare…
#inequality
#exclusion
#sexual_minorities
Making schools a safe space for LGBTQI students: Issues and challenge
https://theleaflet.in/making-schools-a-safe-space-for-lgbtqi-students-issues-and-challenges/
#exclusion
#sexual_minorities
Making schools a safe space for LGBTQI students: Issues and challenge
https://theleaflet.in/making-schools-a-safe-space-for-lgbtqi-students-issues-and-challenges/
The Leaflet
Making schools a safe space for LGBTQI students: Issues and challenges – The Leaflet
Discrimination is meted out to non-binary people in every sphere of their lives. Despite the NALSA and Navtej Singh Johar judgments of the Supreme Court, the shackles of historic discrimination faced by individuals with a different sexual orientation and…
#inequality
#exclusion
#stratification_and_mobility
The selfishness and graft of the rich drive inequality
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/the-selfishness-and-graft-of-the-rich-drive-inequality/article65586763.ece/amp/
#exclusion
#stratification_and_mobility
The selfishness and graft of the rich drive inequality
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/the-selfishness-and-graft-of-the-rich-drive-inequality/article65586763.ece/amp/
Thehindu
The selfishness and graft of the rich drive inequality
The central argument of Almåsa et al., that this is seen in countries with weak institutions, is corroborated in India
#Poverty_deprivation_inequality
#exclusion
Poverty has fallen, but social inequality in India has increased: Report
*India has low levels of intergenerational mobility, both in terms of income and education
https://wap.business-standard.com/article-amp/current-affairs/findings-from-a-new-report-show-social-inequality-has-increased-in-india-122090201190_1.html
#exclusion
Poverty has fallen, but social inequality in India has increased: Report
*India has low levels of intergenerational mobility, both in terms of income and education
https://wap.business-standard.com/article-amp/current-affairs/findings-from-a-new-report-show-social-inequality-has-increased-in-india-122090201190_1.html
Business-Standard
Poverty has fallen, but social inequality in India has increased: Report
The Competitiveness Roadmap for India@100 showed that inequality in India has increased sharply since 2000 in contrast to most of the other countries in the world
#caste_discrimination
#exclusion
#Untouchability
How the Ramnami Sect In Chhattisgarh Fights India's Brutal Caste System
https://www.outlookindia.com/national/how-ramnami-sect-in-chhattisgarh-fights-india-s-brutal-caste-system-by-tattooing-ram-s-name-magazine-226669/amp
#exclusion
#Untouchability
How the Ramnami Sect In Chhattisgarh Fights India's Brutal Caste System
https://www.outlookindia.com/national/how-ramnami-sect-in-chhattisgarh-fights-india-s-brutal-caste-system-by-tattooing-ram-s-name-magazine-226669/amp
https://www.outlookindia.com/
How Ramnami Sect In Chhattisgarh Fights India's Brutal Caste System By Tattooing Ram's Name
A central Indian community marks its devotion to Ram by tattooing his name all over their bodies as a protest against caste oppression. But their youth are abandoning the tradition as it impedes their social acceptance.
#Poverty_deprivation_inequality
#exclusion
Poorer India: Editorial on World Bank data on poverty line
https://www.telegraphindia.com/amp/opinion/poorer-india-editorial-on-world-bank-data-on-poverty-line/cid/1891922
#exclusion
Poorer India: Editorial on World Bank data on poverty line
https://www.telegraphindia.com/amp/opinion/poorer-india-editorial-on-world-bank-data-on-poverty-line/cid/1891922
Telegraphindia
Poorer India: Editorial on World Bank data on poverty line
According to a recent estimate, about 80 per cent of the 70 million people who slipped below the poverty line worldwide during the pandemic were from India
#Technology_and_social_change
#exclusion
Unpredictable technological experiences in addition to intangible technological inequalities
https://www.epw.in/journal/2022/46/commentary/beyond-technological-understanding-technology.html
#exclusion
Unpredictable technological experiences in addition to intangible technological inequalities
https://www.epw.in/journal/2022/46/commentary/beyond-technological-understanding-technology.html
Economic and Political Weekly
Beyond a Technological Understanding of Technology
Technology strategies routinely overlook the marginalised, who demonstrate complicated, non-linear, and unpredictable technological experiences in addition to intangible technological inequalities.
#Works_and_Economic_Life
#exclusion
Despite Crucial Welfare Work, India's 'Scheme Workers' Denied Dignified Employment Conditions
https://m.thewire.in/article/labour/despite-crucial-welfare-work-indias-scheme-workers-denied-dignified-employment-conditions/amp
#exclusion
Despite Crucial Welfare Work, India's 'Scheme Workers' Denied Dignified Employment Conditions
https://m.thewire.in/article/labour/despite-crucial-welfare-work-indias-scheme-workers-denied-dignified-employment-conditions/amp
The Wire
Despite Crucial Welfare Work, India's 'Scheme Workers' Denied Dignified Employment Conditions
While there has been no shortage of awards, gratitude and plaudits to these workers, the incessant characterisation of these workers as “heroes” and of their work as “sacrifice” has only served to further isolate them from regularisation of their work.
#Untouchability
#caste_discrimination
#exclusion
Caste and access to water: The missing link
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/caste-and-access-to-water-the-missing-link-jal-jeevan-mission-8396750/lite/
#caste_discrimination
#exclusion
Caste and access to water: The missing link
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/caste-and-access-to-water-the-missing-link-jal-jeevan-mission-8396750/lite/
The Indian Express
Caste and access to water: The missing link
Recent incidents across rural India of Dalits getting beaten up to death, specifically around access to water, are now a new normal.