Simi Mehta, Anshula Mehta and Sunidhi Agarwal The gender divide isn’t new even though there have been concerted efforts to reduce it. It is often said that disasters, diseases and calamities are usually not discriminatory but when we see outcomes…
Smita Kumar Intimate partner violence (IPV), or domestic violence, is often stereotyped as a problem of a lower socioeconomic class or minority group. However, the World Bank suggests that one in three women globally experience physical or sexual abuse by…
Simi Mehta, Anshula Mehta “Concept of gender equality has been modernized in last 50 years. It focuses on equalizing men and women in arena of employment, education, and respect. However, this progressive definition of equality does not exist in any…
Simi Mehta and Anshula Mehta Women are seen as nurturers and the providers of emotional caretaking, and men are considered providers of economic support. Despite India’s reputation for respecting women and treating woman as goddesses, the practice of female foeticide…
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, it has declined from 31% to 25% from 2005 to 2010 and further to 20%…
Zakia Soman “Patriarchy is a malaise that women and men have suffered since ages, sometimes knowingly and most times, unknowingly. It has been inflicted upon humankind from early barring the pre agriculture period of matrilineal social system. Patriarchy is a…
Simi Mehta, Ritika Gupta As India has crossed 3.4 million coronavirus cases, these extraordinary times have created conspicuous situations both at personal and professional places for women. For example, there have been rise in the cases of domestic violence and…