-Scroll.in The Monsoon Session of Parliament saw several disruptions as the government and the Opposition reached an impasse over discussion on the Pegasus spyware row. Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Sunday criticised the functioning of the Parliament, saying there was no clarity in laws, reported Bar and Bench. “Now we see legislations with lot of GAPs, and lot of ambiguity in making laws,” Ramana said at the Independence Day ceremony organised...
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Filling the GAPs in gender studies -Kannalmozhi Kabilan
-The New Indian Express Gender experts discuss the need for awareness, advocacy and activism to be streamlined through an academic route CHENNAI: The recent slew of sexual harassment complaints from school students and alumni has made apparent a strange pattern the media tends to follow when it comes to matters of gender. Its particular penchant for calling on sexual harassment/abuse survivors to comment on the ‘developments’. For as the analogy goes, don’t...
More »Six step to help poor women withstand crises -Gaurav Gupta
-IndiaTogether.org In low-income families, women have faced far more vulnerabilities than men during the covid pandemic. These priority areas for intervention could form the backbone of a new resilience for them now and in future disasters, writes Gaurav Gupta. The large and disproportionate impact of the pandemic on women has highlighted the importance of anticipating their distinct needs and challenges, especially in times of crisis. Our study of 15,000+ women (see Part...
More »Oxfam report highlights sharp inequalities in health indicators
-The Hindu General category is better off than the SCs and STs, it says Sharp inequalities exist across different caste, religious, class and gender categories on various health indicators, according to a report by Oxfam India. The report titled “India Inequality Report 2021: India’s Unequal Healthcare Story” shows that the “general category is better off than the SCs and STs, Hindus are better off than Muslims, the rich are better off than the...
More »Citizen's Report on Year Two of the NDA-II Government 2020-2021: Promises and Reality, Civil Society Initiative, Coordinated by Wada Na Todo Abhiyan, released in July, 2021
-Citizen's Report on Year Two of the NDA-II Government 2020-2021: Promises and Reality, Civil Society Initiative, Coordinated by Wada Na Todo Abhiyan, released in July, 2021 “Promises & Reality – Citizens’ Report on the Year Two of the NDA II Government, 2020-21” is a collective work by eminent members and organisations of the Indian civil society. The report covers a wide array of concerns and issues in thematic areas including health,...
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