by NWMI | Mar 24, 2025 | Awards, Network News
By Editors Priyanka Tupe, a member of the Network of Women in Media, India, has been awarded the inaugural Kamla Mankekar Award for Journalism on Gender 2024 by The Media Foundation. Priyanka Tupe is a senior correspondent of BehanBox, based in Maharashtra. The...
by NWMI | Mar 19, 2025 | Features, Gender, Media & Elections, National Politics
By Shikha Mukerjee Some habits die hard. Politics, especially big ticket fights, continues to be conducted between men. On the issue of delimitation of electoral constituencies for elections to the Lok Sabha and state Vidhana Sabha/Soudha (aka Saasana Sabha), the...
by NWMI | Feb 6, 2025 | Initiatives, Statements
The Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI) concluded its 19th National Meeting in Guwahati on 2 February 2025, calling for more responsible and sensitive reporting on North East India and a more secure environment for independent journalists to carry out their work....
by NWMI | Dec 12, 2024 | 2024 Assembly Elections, Features, Gender, Media & Elections
By Jyoti Punwani Domestic workers and poor Muslim women in Mumbai knew what they were voting for, but may have to wait longer to see their demands met Ahead of the Assembly elections in Maharashtra, I met two groups of women voters in Mumbai. Both were completely...
by NWMI | Dec 1, 2024 | 2024 Assembly Elections, Features, Gender, Media & Elections
By Hepzi Anthony The Mahayuti alliance won on the back of women who voted in large numbers to show their appreciation for women-focussed schemes—but the number of women in the state assembly has dropped. The Mahayuti alliance’s landslide victory in the recent 2024...
