Women In Informal Work Sector Are Left Disempowered By Lack Of Reproductive Rights
Most women interviewed for a study said they had little say in a range of issues from contraception to pre natal care
Right to Healthcare: What You Need To Know About Maharashtra’s Public Health Services
Maharashtra scores 23 out of 100, a disturbingly low score, in its public healthcare systems according to a recent report released by Jan Arogya Abhiyan—a coalition […]
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Ajit Pawar Goes Pink: Are Maharashtra’s Women Ready for a ‘Dada’ Makeover?
The leaders’s campaign is awash with pink in a bid to reach out to women voters and to position himself as their big brother and benefactor
Caring and Fierce, Jailed Adivasi Activist Suneeta Pottam Fights Injustice Everyday In Bastar
She is an Adivasi leader, an activist, a farmer, a migrant labourer and an eager student. But the only descriptor the police have for her is ‘Maoist’
As Ram Mandir Euphoria Peaks, I, A Young Muslim Woman, Am Filled With Dread
In the public discourse around the Mandir, the Muslim voice has been absent. Here is why the community has chosen numbness over articulation
Why A Dalit Woman Is Demanding A Cremation Ground For Dalits In Her Village
In rural Maharashtra, landless Dalit families often struggle to find space to cremate their dead. Pramila Zombade wants that to change
Assam’s Family Size Norm For New Initiative Could Hit Its Marginalised Women Most
Linking economic welfare schemes for women to their family size will further limit women’s participation in work and increase their vulnerabilities, argue experts
Back When Wrestling Was Macho, This Delhi Akhada Began Training Women
Now 40% of the trainees at the Guru Premnath Akhada are women dreaming of making it to the Olympics, mostly from small-town India
When Women Became The Main Spectacle In Manipur’s Civil Conflict
Sangi Duhlian is constantly browsing her phone for updates on the Gaza war on social media. She is anxious and triggered by the war in the […]
Who Is Responsible For Safety Of Domestic Workers At Workplaces?
India has approximately 5.2 million domestic workers according to government data. However, the National Domestic Workers’ Movement (NDWM) estimates the total number in India from anywhere […]
Freedom, Enterprise And Sisterhood: What Women Find At Chaityabhumi
The annual Mahaparinirvan Din means many things for the women who throng the annual event in Mumbai to mark Dr.Ambedkar’s life and work
‘Data Breach Affects Women More, Has Chilling Effect On Their Online Participation’
Data breaches not only violate digital boundaries, but also have real-world consequences that disproportionately affect women and marginalised groups, says Radhika Roy of the Internet Freedom Foundation
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Few women in impoverished packets of rural Maharashtra are aware of government welfare schemes or do not have the documents to access them
