by NWMI | May 2, 2019 | 2019 Parliamentary Elections
Of course, this perennial question (first asked and left unanswered by Sigmund Freud) usually concerns sexual desire. But a new series of articles recently initiated by CNN-News18 (and accessible here) sets out to find out what women want from their elected...
by NWMI | Apr 29, 2019 | 2019 Parliamentary Elections
By Ammu Joseph (with inputs from Anjuman Ara Begum) According to a GayStarNews article highlighting the participation of LGBTI candidates in the ongoing elections, “This year’s elections are the most LGBTI-inclusive yet,” with “openly-queer Indians making waves...
by NWMI | Apr 26, 2019 | 2019 Parliamentary Elections
Women in Kasaiwada, one of the most neglected areas of Mumbai, talk about issues closest to their hearts three days before the Lok Sabha polls. Not only are these are far removed from what their would-be representatives are talking about, but the candidates themselves...
by NWMI | Apr 25, 2019 | 2019 Parliamentary Elections
Two solid reporters don’t quote women in their ground reports from the West Bengal elections. By Sohini Chattopadhyay In fiction and film, there is the Bechdel test to measure the representation of women in a work. The question the Bechdel test asks is whether the...
by NWMI | Apr 22, 2019 | 2019 Parliamentary Elections
By Gita Aravamudan I normally like pink. It’s a warm and cheery colour. But not when it is used for gender stereotyping. And these days that’s what it is most used for. By sneaky scan specialists, by the brazen commercial exploiters of women’s day and even by the...
