-Press statement by Mahila Kisan Adhikaar Manch (MAKAAM) dated 30th September, 2020 Mahila Kisan Adhikaar Manch (MAKAAM) opposes the unilateral and undemocratic passage of the 3 farm-related Bills in the Parliament by the BJP led government at the Center, which subsequently received presidential assent. Though these legislations were brought in in the name of farmers, there has been no evidence proffered about how this is so, and clearly, these are meant...
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299 vs 97 min per day: NSS confirms household, unpaid work falls on women -Zeeshan Shaikh
-The Indian Express The primary objective of the survey was to measure participation of men and women in paid and unpaid activities as well as measure the time dispositions on different activities. Mumbai: A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND ‘Time Use Survey’ conducted by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has shown that only 38.2 per cent of the population participates in “employment and other related activities”, spending 429 minutes (7 hours and 9 minutes)...
More »Crime against Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes saw a rise of 7% and 26% in 2019: NCRB -Vijaita Singh
-The Hindu Due to “non-receipt of data” from Bengal for 2019, 2018 data used to arrive at national and city-wise figures, it says Crime against Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) saw an increase of over 7% and 26% respectively in year 2019 compared to 2018, according to the annual Crime in India 2019 report published by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) on Wednesday. Due to “non-receipt of data” from West...
More »92% Indian women take part in unpaid domestic work; only 27% men do so -Vignesh Radhakrishnan, Sumant Sen and Naresh Singaravelu
-The Hindu While 71% of men participated in employment and related activities, only 22% women do More than 90% of Indian women participated in unpaid domestic work at home in 2019 compared to 27% of men. On the other hand, only 22% of women participated in employment and related activities compared to 71% of men. Though subtle regional variations existed, more than 84% of women participated in unpaid domestic work across all States,...
More »CSOs condemn the rising atrocities against dalit women and minor girls in Uttar Pradesh
-Press release by All India Dalit Mahila Adhikar Manch (AIDMAM) and National Dalit Movement for Justice (NDMJ) dated 30th September 2020 In a joint statement, AIDMAM and NDMJ have condemned the rising atrocities against dalit women in Uttar Pradesh. Please click here to access the press statement dated 30th September 2020. For more information, please contact: Dr.Debjani Naskar Media Coordinator NDMJ-NCDHR Mobile: 9990093005 Email: debjani@ncdhr.org ...
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