by Annie Philip | May 9, 2023 | 2023 Assembly Elections, Gender, Media & Elections
By Nayantara Narayanan The poll promise that women in Karnataka are most likely to see fulfilled is that of free transport—to a greater or lesser extent. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have offered the lowest of hanging...
by Annie Philip | May 8, 2023 | 2023 Assembly Elections, Gender, Media & Elections
By Revathi Siva Kumar As the Karnataka Assembly election fevers rise with the summer temperatures, a heartwarming improvement in women’s voting patterns is visible. The uptick was identified through secondary data and explored through a primary survey by a 2023...
by Annie Philip | May 3, 2023 | 2023 Assembly Elections, Gender, Media & Elections
By Sowmya Aji Women who win elections in Karnataka at the Legislative Assembly level and above have managed victories mainly due to “sympathy” or “protection” from a largely patriarchal voter population. This is true in all districts but Mandya, in South Karnataka, is...
by Annie Philip | May 1, 2023 | Statements
The Network of Women in Media, India, stands in solidarity with India’s women wrestlers, whose most-celebrated champions are protesting against sexual harassment, abuse and bullying of their athletic community as well as maladministration by Brij Bhushan Sharan...
by Annie Philip | Apr 28, 2023 | 2023 Assembly Elections, Gender, Media & Elections
By C.G. Manjula Over five thousand (5,102) nominations were filed by 3,632 candidates for the Karnataka Assembly polls to be held on May 10. Of the total number of nominations, 4,710 were filed by 3,327 male candidates and 391 by 304 female candidates; there was only...
