by Editors | Jun 11, 2024 | 2024 Parliamentary Elections, Gender, Media & Elections
By Durba Ghosh Only two women, both from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), have made it to the 18th Lok Sabha (LS), one less than in the outgoing house. This time there was a total of 23 female candidates across the eight North Eastern states, which together have 25...
by Editors | Jun 10, 2024 | 2024 Parliamentary Elections, Gender, Media & Elections
By Sarita Mohanan Bhama Kerala may not have sent any women to Parliament but its women leaders are showing solidarity with one another It’s a bit of an ‘oops’ moment for the long line of academics who have showcased Kerala’s women-propelled welfare climb. The people...
by Editors | Jun 7, 2024 | 2024 Parliamentary Elections, Gender, Media & Elections
By Shikha Mukerjee West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s handpicked contingent of newly elected women Members of Parliament (MPs), inspired by her, are ready to take the fight into the enemy camp. Of course, it will be easier in the 18th Lok Sabha, in which the...
by Editors | May 28, 2024 | 2024 Parliamentary Elections, Gender, Media & Elections
By Jyoti Punwani Women participated enthusiastically in campaign meetings ahead of the fifth phase of the election in Maharashtra Women voters are, often, not as accessible as are men, and few reporters, myself included, seek them out. This time however, I didn’t have...
by Editors | May 20, 2024 | 2024 Parliamentary Elections, Gender, Media & Elections
By Shikha Mukerjee Between hype and reality, the status of women is an expanse of hypocrisy in West Bengal. Abhijit Gangopadhyay, the newly hatched politician who is the Bharatiya Janata Party’s candidate from Tamluk in East Medinipur, was asked by the Election...
