The Post-Independence Period (till 1975) and Population Control—India was among the first nations of the world to adopt policies to control the growth of its enormous population in the post-independence period. India saw the rapid population growth as an obstacle to its economic growth hence chose to adopt a population
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WOMEN IN POLITICS AND JOURNALISM IN INDIA
“It is very difficult for a woman to make up her mind to enter politics. Once she makes up her own mind then she has to prepare her husband and her children and her family. Once she has overcome all these obstacles and applies for the ticket then the male
FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION: EVERY GIRL’S NIGHTMARE
Every girl on this planet has to face some or the other difficulty put forth by other humans who coexist reminding her of how unfair and disadvantageous her position can be in society. One such horrifying experience is that of genital mutilation. It’s an extremely gender-based traditional practice that a
WHY DO WOMEN NOT GO INTO POLITICS?
The aim of political life is the betterment of our society and at the crux of this aim lies the process of decision making. Our current society is plagued with several imperfections and inequalities of various kinds. Gender inequality is something that may hinder India’s annual economic growth by almost
WOMEN OF YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW
“I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own” ― Audre Lorde This is 2020 and a 12-year-old Meera peeps outside her window for hours day after another. She sat through the morning sun and waited for the moon to
Is the MTP (Amendment) Bill Really Progressive?
One of the least discussed rights in the realm of gender equality debate is the women’s right to abortion. It is one of the least discussed rights in the mainstream media landscape as well as in the realm of gender equality. It’s unfortunate because even the United Nations has declared
HOW IS THE CORONAVIRUS ECONOMY MORE CATASTROPHIC FOR INDIAN WOMEN?
The coronavirus has created a global health crisis, which is claiming human lives, with over 590,000 death as of 17th July 2020 and causing distress worldwide. Adding to that, the IMF has declared a global economic recession, stating it could be as bad or even worse than the recession in 2007 –
A SOLUTION FOR SOCIAL SECURITY SCHEMES FOR WOMEN IN THE INFORMAL SECTOR
In order to boost the economy and create universal social security schemes for women, especially for the underprivileged and people staying in rural India. The Government of India initiated several social security schemes in the budget for 2015-16. Which aimed at reducing the economic inequalities and providing monetary assistance to
HOW DO THE SDGS PUSH THE NARRATIVE AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE?
In the twenty-first century, as the world grapples with a deadly pandemic, another sub-pandemic seems to be taking roots in most societies – that of domestic violence against women. Termed by United Nations Women as the ‘shadow pandemic’, this notion aims to highlight that as 90 countries move into lockdown