Selfies document women’s struggles and accomplishments, as they step out from their traditional roles in the home, into the male-dominated public realm of the city.
- Professor in Human Geography, UCL
In a country where 26% of the population has access to mobile internet, India’s working class women are finding other ways to fight the patriarchy.
It’s easy to get excited about smart city technology – but we need to think through the human consequences.
India’s smart cities mission is evolving – and it has some issues to iron out, if it’s to work out for the good of all.
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