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ReportsMissing mothers and grandmothers
A lush book of photographs of Indian women in the colonial period focuses on the women we all know -- the freedom fighters, the social reformers, the artists. But where are the ordinary women -- our mothers and grandmothers? More... Indian women in the Age of Globalisation'Impact of WTO on Women in Agriculture', released in January 2005, studies the plight of rural Indian women through public hearings in Punjab, West Bengal, Karnataka and Bundelkhand. This is the first such assessment of the gender impact of the WTO and the globalisation of agriculture More... The unheard scream: Reproductive health and women's livesA review of a new book on the neglect, deprivation and non-existent reproductive healthcare in India More... Mother goddesses and warriors: RSS women as ideologuesPaola Baccheta's new book explores the minds and ideological constructs of women who are part of the nationalist Hindu movement More... Women, HIV/AIDS and the world of workA new document by the International Labour Organisation discusses the effects of the spread of AIDS on women, both at home and in the workplace, and the factors that render working women particularly vulnerable to HIV More... Behind closed doors: Women on primetime TVA new three-nation study of primetime television soaps finds that over 70% of the serials are set in affluent homes, with women spending 80% of their time within their four walls. If television is to hold up any kind of mirror to society or represent a popular history of the times, it must become pluralist and representative More... Gender is at the heart of all discriminationA review of Translating Caste and Translating Desire More... Women who own property are less likely to face marital violence: studyWhile there is no simple answer as to why men abuse their wives, the findings of a recent study suggest that women who own property are less likely to encounter spousal violence More... How India's budget for 2003-04 will impact womenBudgetary allocations for women-specific schemes have increased only in the area of family planning More... |
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