Topic: Gender
The illusion of resolution: How progressive Malayalam cinema use structural violence as a sensation piece
Films like Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey (2022) and Sookshmadarshini (2024) have positioned themselves within this tradition, addressing domestic abuse, gender inequality and erasure of marginalized communities.
Assam Medical College issues advisory asking women to ‘avoid unnecessary attention,’ later withdraws it
Silchar Medical College and Hospital (SMCH’s) in Assam Wednesday withdrew the advisory asking women to “be composed emotionally” while on duty and to avoid “unnecessary attention of unscrupulous people” after it was widely criticised.
Three daily rape cases in India; Delhi, UP most unsafe for women: NCRB data
The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, released on 3 December, identified Delhi as the most unsafe metropolitan city for women in India, while Uttar Pradesh emerged as the most perilous state for women in the country.
Explainer: What does Supreme Court’s handbook on gender stereotypes say?
The Supreme Court of India has released a handbook to combat gender stereotyping which, as it has observed, clouded the judgments of several High Courts in the matters related to sexual and gendered violence.
Majority of women live in countries with large gender gaps, UN report reveals
Low women’s empowerment and large gender gaps are commonplace in many parts of the world, the UN’s lead agencies on gender equality and international development said in a new report published on Tuesday.
A feminist review of Uniform Civil Code debate
The debate around the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) has once again come to the fore, with minority religious organisations, political parties, and women’s rights groups having expressed their opposition towards the proposed introduction of the code.
