by NWMI | May 17, 2014 | 2014 Parliamentary Elections
Switching on the television to follow election result coverage, I find myself searching for women panelists. Surfing channels at around 9 a.m., I saw: One on NDTV in a panel of about six people; One on CNN-IBN in a larger panel; Two out of eight on Headlines Today;...
by NWMI | May 16, 2014 | 2014 Parliamentary Elections
The headline is intriguing: “No country for women: no matter who wins the election, India will still be ruled by wealthy men.” The intro promises a fresh perspective on the mammoth, everlasting election that has, for the most part, been covered as if...
by NWMI | May 15, 2014 | 2014 Parliamentary Elections
According to this article in The Hoot – Women stay away from Indian politicians online – by Usha Rodrigues, quoting from statistics obtained by Twrtland.com, the three main political parties have barely 30 per cent women followers. The figures are around...
by NWMI | May 13, 2014 | 2014 Parliamentary Elections
Priyanka Gandhi is canvassing for UPA’s probable Prime Ministerial Candidate, Rahul Gandhi. Hema Malini, Smriti Irani and Nagma are candidates in the most watched election in Indian History. And yet when media discusses how they are doing what they are doing it...
by NWMI | May 9, 2014 | 2014 Parliamentary Elections
The provenance of the graphic posted here is unknown at the moment (it was shared on Facebook and online searches haven’t yet revealed where it originated). However, it obviously illustrates the latest findings of researchers at the CMS Media Lab who have been...
