by Nisha Susan | May 21, 2021 | 2021 Assembly Elections, Gender, Media & Elections
By Editors On 18 May 2021, the news that KK Shailaja would not be returning as a minister in the second term of the LDF government in Kerala caused an uproar. As the much-admired health minister in the second year of the pandemic, she is now nearly a household name....
by Nisha Susan | Apr 19, 2021 | 2021 Assembly Elections, Gender, Media & Elections
By Jisha Elizabeth Who will rule Kerala? The coastal voters have a decisive role in answering this question. And among these voters, there are more women than men. During election campaigns, the most roadshows, rallies and so on are organised in the coastal areas....
by Nisha Susan | Apr 9, 2021 | 2021 Assembly Elections, Gender, Media & Elections
By Editors Tamil Nadu’s ‘freebie’ culture has often come under criticism, especially from those who view it from outside the state. Elections in Tamil Nadu have also come to be defined by ‘freebies’. From colour television sets to gas stoves, the offer of ‘freebies’...
by Nisha Susan | Apr 8, 2021 | Gender, Media & Elections
By Editors Two important reports related to gender equity and participation in economic and public life can shed some light on what women politicians face in the battlefield that is the political arena in India today. The 28-point downgrade of India’s ranking in the...
by Nisha Susan | Mar 31, 2021 | Statements
It has come to the notice of the Network of Women in Media, India that CPI state secretary Kanam Rajendran has been invited as a guest at a ‘Meet the Press’ programme at the Thiruvananthapuram Press Club on April 1 2021 — a programme that has been...
