With 1.3 billion people in India under lockdown, how will it affect women, particularly those in rural areas?
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The Indian government’s recent criminalisation of instant ‘triple-talaq’ divorce has stoked dispute among the very people it purports to protect: Muslim women.
Women are vastly outnumbered in India’s parliament but there are some key names to look out for.
As India grapples with boosting the number of jobs available to people, it must ensure it does not leave women behind.
India election 2019: millions of Indian youth are underemployed and going to the polls
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The world's largest democracy will see its biggest young voter turnout since gaining independence 72 years ago, with millions delivering their verdict on Narendra Modi's BJP government.
This is transcript of part four of the India Tomorrow series from The Anthill podcast, on women and gender politics in India.
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🎧 Part 4 of India Tomorrow digs into what life is like for women in India.
Listen to academics from around the world in this seven-part podcast series on India ahead of the 2019 Indian elections.
If you have to devote hours a day to collecting water, you miss out on education, a social life and other human rights.
A series of brutal rapes in India has led to pressure to stop violence against women.
Increases in gold prices on world commodities markets are linked to fewer surviving girls in India. This is related to gold often being part of bridal dowries.
India is the most dangerous country for women in 2018, according to a new survey. Putting more women in government is a necessary first step in preventing rape and better protecting abuse survivors.
Shakespeare’s play offered me a chance to think about India’s political and social issues from a literary and epic perspective.
India’s economy keeps growing, but women’s rights are going backwards: why?
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Lecturer in Global Development Politics, University of York
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Assistant Professor of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham
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Associate Professor of History, University of Delhi
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Lecturer in Economics, Newcastle University
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Associate Professor in Human Geography, University of Oxford
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Host of The Anthill Podcast, The Conversation
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Associate Professor in the Study of Modern Islam, University of Oxford
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Associate Professor of Political Science and Global Studies, Boise State University
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Leverhulme Early Career Reseach Fellow, University of Warwick
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Professor of Gender & Development, University of East Anglia
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Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International) and Senior Vice-President, Monash University
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Professor of Economics, University of Essex
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PhD Candidate in Cross-Cultural Psychology, Brunel University of London
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Research Scholar, School of Law, SOAS, University of London