Ishika Chaudhary, Sakshi Sharda and Arjun Kumar Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development, and building good governance – Kofi Annan The Coronavirus (COVID-19)…
Simi Mehta, Anshula Mehta COVID- 19 among its myriad impacts has led to an increase in gender-based violence. There has been a rise in sexual violence against women. United Nations recognizing the violence launched the campaign “The Shadow Pandemic- Violence…
Simi Mehta, Anshula Mehta, Sunidhi Agarwal Adivasi constitutes 8.8 percent of the total population and 12 percent of the rural population. There are more than 705 Adivasi groups spread across the country, however, they are largely concentrated in the north-eastern…
Simi Mehta, Anshula Mehta ‘Gender’ is the social construction of our identity. It defines a way of co-relating with each other through one’s experiences, mainly determined by our gender identity. Men and women are inserted into the patriarchal system of…
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 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…