by Annie Philip | Mar 8, 2022 | 2022 Assembly Elections, Gender, Media & Elections
By Hemakshi Meghani and team at Indian School of Democracy (Guest Post) I have had the privilege of working with inspiring political leaders from the grassroots. They are in politics to serve. They are leaders from disadvantaged communities that have been underserved...
by Annie Philip | Feb 24, 2022 | 2022 Assembly Elections, Gender, Media & Elections
By Janaki Srinivasan (Guest Post) When campaigning for the assembly elections in Punjab began in earnest over two months ago, it seemed like gender issues in general and gender inequality in particular would finally become an issue in the electoral battle. These...
by Annie Philip | Feb 19, 2022 | 2022 Assembly Elections, Gender, Media & Elections
By Geeta Pandey The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, recently said he was confident that women in Uttar Pradesh would vote for the BJP because, under his party’s rule, the state had become a place that was “safe and full of opportunities for women”. But how real is that...
by Annie Philip | Feb 10, 2022 | 2022 Assembly Elections, Gender, Media & Elections
By Annie Philip “Everything was building up,” says this former Delhi University assistant professor on her debut journey into electoral politics. Anuroop Kaur Sandhu, 29, is a candidate with the newly formed Sanyukt Samaj Morcha (SSM) party from Muktsar constituency...
by Annie Philip | Feb 8, 2022 | Videos
By Editors The Network of Women in Media, India, was collectively conceptualised, unanimously endorsed and formally launched on the lawns of the IIC, New Delhi, on a cold and misty January 30 in 2002. We started off as a group of 100 women journalists – today we...