Tag: International Women’s Day
Wage labour, gender: India’s working women’s struggle for recognition
Despite rising female labour force participation, 61% of Indian women work in informal sectors like domestic help and construction, facing low pay, hazards, and legal exclusion.
Why does the ‘break the bias’ theme of International Women’s Day 2022 mock Indian women?
The celebration of International Women’s Day 2022 with the theme ‘break the bias’ mocks Indian women who reel under patriarchy’s juggernaut.
Exclusion of Muslim women writers in West Bengal’s textbooks
West Bengal’s schools and Madrasahs have microscopic presence of Muslim women writers in their syllabus, which exhibits an exclusionary policy
An open letter to paramilitary constable Sunaina Patel from a brother
The media showed Constable Sunaina Patel fighting Maoists in Bastar despite being eight-month-pregnant but none asked why she didn’t get maternity leave.
Significance of International Women’s Day shouldn’t be forgotten
It is time to understand the real significance of International Women’s Day, 8 March, and reclaim its legacy by fighting against patriarchal capitalism.
Revisiting women of India in 2019
Though the International Women’s Day is celebrated with a lot of fanfare, the Indian women have to traverse a long course to achieve equality in the society