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Indian schoolgirls in uniform working as a group

July 16, 2019

Backlash: The consequences of defying gender norms

Even the most well-intentioned programmes for adolescent girls have unintended consequences that serve to disempower them. We need to develop strategies that help address the backlash.

by Priti Prabhughate, Saniya Pawar | 5 min read

Indian woman in Jaipur weaving a rug

June 28, 2019

Women’s workforce participation: What we need to know

This report uncovers trends, identifies data gaps, and makes actionable recommendations for policy design—through a meta-analysis of India's female labour participation.

by Dona Tomy, Sneha Menon | 5 min read

group of women_credit_Pradan

June 06, 2019

The problem with ‘women empowerment’ schemes

There is a perception that women are the most vulnerable, and so any action for them will be empowering; this is a fallacy.

by Sudarshan Thakur | 5 min read

Group of Lambani women working on embroidery_SHGs_Wikipedia

May 29, 2019

The role of SHG federations

There is a tremendous amount of social capital that is built into Self-Help Group federations. However, given how they function today, they face a host of challenges. It is therefore time to reframe this idea and ensure that they become meaningful to the lives of the women they intend to serve.

by Ajit Kanitkar | 6 min read

pregnant women at a clinic in rural India

April 16, 2019

India's poorest women benefit less from public health services

Poor delivery mechanisms, lower education levels, and social divisions such as caste, leave women from the poorest households with limited access to government schemes.

by IndiaSpend, Swagata Yadavar | 5 min read

women farmers

March 22, 2019

Where is the money for women farmers?

Nearly 80% of India's women workers are employed in the agrarian sector, yet the budget allocation and spending towards women farmers remains low.

by Sakshi Rai | 3 min read

Women presenting Gram Panchayat Development Plan

March 12, 2019

Women's participation in gram panchayats

Moving beyond simply improving access to credit for women, the social capital of women's collectives can be leveraged for greater democratic participation.

by Manu Sankar | 4 min read

gender inequality_an Indian woman weaving a basket next to her baby

March 08, 2019

Feminist solutions to man-made economic inequality

Here are some of the key ways public spending and taxation could reduce gender inequality.

by Anam Parvez Butt, Francesca Rhodes, Man-Kwun Chan | 3 min read

Close up of two Indian women's faces -women and development

March 07, 2019

The development discourse in India neglects women

"The development narrative homogenises women’s experiences and contexts, refuses to delve deeper into their life experiences, and is content to have counted women as participants, beneficiaries, victims, and case studies."

by Sushma Iyengar | 7 min read

Young Indian girl seated alongside two older Indians-migration

March 06, 2019

Women, work, and migration

Social barriers have historically been blamed for the lack of gender parity in the workplace. But there are other dimensions to this age-old discourse.

by Annette Francis, Dheeraj Dubey | 5 min read

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