Gender Agenda Newsletter Trojan Virus
2 months ago

Gender Agenda Newsletter Trojan Virus

The Hindu  

Welcome to The Hindu’s newsletter that puts gender front and centre. In the best tradition of sisterhood, three of us will share the ‘work’, one every week, each from a different generation of women. In 2014, when X was still good-old Twitter, Gaiman aligned with Emma Watson’s #HeforShe campaign, a UN Women initiative to encourage men and boys to support gender equality. We must fight, alongside them, for them to be believed.” While Gaiman’s alleged transgressions shocked the world, his former wife Amanda Palmer’s complicity was even harder to stomach. Women we met Surabhi Yadav, based in Himachal Pradesh, has built Sajhe Sapne to empower young rural Dalit and Bahujan women to excel in the formal workforce.

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Gender agenda newsletter on DEI this, DEI that

The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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New Indian Express  

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Hindustan Times  

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3 years ago

Charts that capture the persisting problem of patriarchy in India

Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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4 years ago

Is rethinking masculinity the key to gender equality in India?

Al Jazeera  

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4 years ago

Gender Pay Parity: 37% Indian Working Women Get Paid Less Than Men, Suggests Report

ABP News  

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4 years ago

85% women have missed out on a raise, job during pandemic

Live Mint  

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4 years, 2 months ago

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News 18  

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The making of toxic Hindu masculinity
6 years ago

The making of toxic Hindu masculinity

Firstpost  

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Opinion| Politics is still considered a man’s world. Why this must change

Hindustan Times  

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10 years ago

Need to convince men they will benefit from gender equality as much as women: UN

Firstpost  

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Equality still a far cry for Indian women, say activists|IndiaTV News
10 years ago

Equality still a far cry for Indian women, say activists|IndiaTV News

India TV News  

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