by Supriya | Apr 24, 2021 | 2021 Assembly Elections, Gender, Media & Elections, National Politics
By Tara Krishnaswamy (Guest Post) Hillary Clinton’s “If I want to knock a story off the front page, I just change my hairstyle!” could not be truer for women in Indian politics today. The recent elections in five states were characterised by the customary...
by Supriya | Apr 21, 2021 | 2021 Assembly Elections, Gender, Media & Elections
A photo essay by NWMI editors with inputs from Durba Ghosh Women comprised 49.35 per cent of the electorate in the three-phased Assam assembly polls 2021. Only 74 women candidates contested, a mere 7.82 per cent of the total of 946 candidates. Polling concluded on...
by Supriya | Apr 15, 2021 | 2021 Assembly Elections, Gender, Media & Elections
A photo essay by NWMI Editors On April 6, in the single phase assembly elections for 234 assembly seats in Tamil Nadu, 5,68,580 more women voted than men.Women voters have outnumbered men in Tamil Nadu for over a decade. However, in terms of percentage of eligible...
by Supriya | Apr 12, 2021 | 2021 Assembly Elections, Gender, Media & Elections
By Shikha Mukerjee Following the examples set by their elders and betters, would-be Romeos on the streets of Kolkata have begun harassing women with catcalls that mimic Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent routine of calling out to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee...
by Supriya | Apr 12, 2021 | 2021 Assembly Elections, Gender, Media & Elections
A photo essay by NWMI Editors Thirty constituencies went to the polls in Puducherry, registering a total voter participation of 81.69% on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Out of a total of 10,04,57 registered voters — 4,72,341 were men and 5,31,383 women. Figures indicating...
