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July 08, 2020

Backlash: Tackling barriers to adolescent empowerment

The success of programmes in transforming gender norms is directly tied to their ability to manage backlash. Here’s what triggers backlash, and how it can be prevented and mitigated.
by Sucharita Iyer | 4 min read
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June 22, 2020

A day in the life of: A child protection volunteer

A village-level volunteer works closely with her community to keep children and women safe from the threats of domestic violence, child marriage, and child labour.
by Munni Devi | 6 min read
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June 13, 2020

Missing puzzle pieces

How structures of patriarchy and notions of motherhood shaped my social change work.
by Skoll Foundation | 1 min read
A training session in Bharatpur Rajasthan-gender based violence
June 03, 2020

Disrupting violence at home

Here are five ways any citizen can build a sense of safety for people facing domestic violence.
by Ratna Gill, Suparna Gupta | 6 min read
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May 12, 2020

#BoisLockerRoom and the need to engage young men and boys

While we must continue to empower girls and enable them to challenge the patriarchal world, we also need to hold space for boys.
by Kuhika Seth | 4 min read
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May 04, 2020

A day in the life of: A grassroots leader

Forced to stay indoors due to the lockdown, a mahila mandal network in Marathwada, Maharashtra has embraced remote working and conference calls, to help their communities cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.
by Lakshmi Waghmare | 4 min read
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April 17, 2020

The link between lockdown, COVID-19, and domestic violence

Mandatory stay-at-home rules, economic uncertainty, and anxiety caused by the pandemic have led to an increase in domestic violence.
by Arjun Kumar, Balwant Singh Mehta, Simi Mehta | 5 min read
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April 03, 2020

The blindspot in our response to COVID-19

While health emergencies are often seen as gender-neutral, our response to the COVID-19 pandemic must prioritise women.
by Sohini Bhattacharya | 4 min read
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February 27, 2020

Does NREGA work for women?

Putting women at the front and center of NREGA not only makes it more effective and transparent, but also changes societal perceptions of what women can and cannot do.
by Binju Abraham, Debmalya Nandy | 7 min read
Workers manually decontaminating cotton before it goes for spinning_Wikimedia Commons_migration textile
February 18, 2020

Stitched together: Migrants in India’s textile sector

What does the top-down, informal, and buyer-driven approach of the textile industry mean for the female migrant workers subcontracted at the lowest end of the spectrum?
by Aarohi Damle, Priyansha Singh | 5 min read
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