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Two Steps Forward, Three Steps Back: Supreme Court Verdict on Marriage Equality
Social battles for securing and exercising legal rights are affected by factors such as power, unequal access to resources, and political effects. The legal battle for marriage equality experienced the same phenomenon.
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Analysing ‘Emergency Response’: A Basic Assessment of Helplines in India
A lot needs to be still done in improving and decentralising emergency response infrastructure in/across India. States also need support from the Centre for financing needs.
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Why Does Our Government Need a Graphic Depiction of Violence Against Women to Act?
For a state that has imposed curfews, internet restrictions, and heavy militarisation, the violence has curiously not even shown signs of declining.
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Big Talk, Small Action: Modi Govt’s Work on Women’s Empowerment in the Last 9 Years
The recent stirring images of protesting women wrestlers being manhandled by police reflects the attitude of the BJP government towards women. While its ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ is a mere platitude, the situation of women on various counts has only gone from bad to worse.
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What Are the Challenges Women Entrepreneurs Face in G20 Nations Despite Gender-Based Govt Reforms
Access to capital, labour markets, cultural, regulatory and administrative barriers, and gender pay gap, lack of funding opportunities are some of the major challenges women face in Germany, Saudi Arabia, Russia and Mexico.
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A Trans-Queer Paradox and the Search for Legal Recognition
While the fight for queer marriage equality is certainly a step forward in recognising the political rights of the community, entering the ‘sacred’ institution of marriage will not immediately end the violence against them.
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How Do G20 Nations – Germany and Mexico – Fare on Gender Performance Indicators
Women in Germany make 18% less money than men do on average. In India, the gap is wider with men earning 78% more than women. Mexico, in spite of having a gender gap of 24%, was considered one of the best Latin American nations in this regard.
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