Tag: Women
Migrant Workers and Childcare in Thailand and Myanmar
Simi Mehta, Anshula Mehta and Nishi VermaRecent increase in female labour migration across Asia have triggered a surge of interest in how the absence...
Perspectives on Climate Change, Society and Gender in India
Simi Mehta, Amita BhaduriClimate change vulnerability is a multi-layered and multi-faceted phenomenon. “It’s a justice issue determined by both biophysical and socio-economic factors. It needs...
Forest Rights and People’s Movements in India
Amita BhaduriIn pre-colonial times, India’s forestlands were mostly under the use of the local communities. Forest policies led to centralisation in colonial times with...
Women’s Representation in India’s Corporate and Management Sector
Simi Mehta, Anshula MehtaIndian society and industry are predominantly under the control of the patriarchal system, leading to occupational segregation in the field of...
Blurred boundaries of women’s work amid COVID-19 pandemic
Ritu AgarwalHow does the coronavirus pandemic has affected women’s lives in Wuhan, China, is yet to be revealed in its substantial details. But from...
Murky and gendered singlehood: Tales of single women in India
Sreemoyee Piu Kundu‘As a single parent, I juggle parenting and being a single breadwinner, daily. It’s a tough balance to maintain, and, in the...
Budget 2021 for #AtmaNirbharKrishi towards New India
Dr Simi Mehta, Ritika Gupta, Anshula Mehta, Sunidhi Agarwal and Nikhil JacobDownload PDFThere is a widespread sentiment that agriculture is an activity of low...
Natural Resources and Women in India
Simi Mehta and Anshula MehtaBuilding upon decades of international diplomatic relations and scientific research, the United Nations adopted the “2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”...
Invisible Role of Women in Agriculture
Simi Mehta, Anshula Mehta and Sunidhi Agarwal Female labor force participation rate across India from 1990 to 2019 has been declining. In the last decade,...
Poverty and Nutritional Security among Women and Children: Challenges and the...
Undernutrition accompanied by poverty continues to be one of the greatest threats in India. India comes under the ‘alarming category’ of hunger, which is...
