As Karnataka chief minister D.K. Shivakumar tries to balance caste, community and cronyistic equations, women are at risk of being left out of the cabinet
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R Poornima honoured for contribution to Kannada journalism
By Editors R Poornima, a member of the Network of Women in Media, India, was recently awarded the TSR Memorial Award by the government of Karnataka for 2021. The TSR Award constituted in memory of senior editor T.S. Ramachandra Rao is given to a journalist who has...
The high turnout of women voters in Karnataka
By C G Manjula The final voter turnout in the 14 parliamentary constituencies included in the first phase of polling in Karnataka on April 26 was 69.59%. Women voters outnumbered men in five of the 14 constituencies, according to the revised data shared by the...
Uncovering Karnataka’s hidden gems
By Prema Viswanathan Consider this fact: London has 31,432 heritage sites that are protected. New York has 37,600. And New Delhi? A shockingly low 1,271! This nugget of information was one of many chilling facts disclosed by Meera Iyer, independent writer, researcher...
Campaign yes, tickets and cabinet positions no!
By Preethi Nagaraj In electoral politics, men rule the roost. This is not only a fact but an evidently unchangeable fact and one that established more strongly with every passing election. After Independence, women expected increased representation in electoral...
Because it’s 2019: time for more women in legislature
By Ammu Joseph A deplorable scene unfolded in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly on February 12, with Speaker Ramesh Kumar’s odious comparison of his ordeal over allegations of corruption to that of a rape survivor being greeted with jokes and laughter by fellow...
Empowering politics, not women?
By Editors The All India Mahila Empowerment Party (AIMEP) has entered the electoral fray in Karnataka. The new party, promising to boost the participation of women in politics, irrespective of their caste and religion, was launched five months ago in New Delhi. At the...
No woman no cry
By Ammu Joseph It looks as if it’s not just Bengaluru, but Karnataka as a whole, that’s unfriendly towards women in politics. According to this report in The Economic Times (also published in the Bangalore edition of The Times of India on 17 April, p2), “On an...
The low-tech of gender equality in politics
By Ammu Joseph Just one woman MLA in the past 20 years! What’s up, Bengaluru?! The facts revealed in this timely report by Rakesh Prakash are telling. Only one woman has been elected from a Bengaluru assembly constituency during the last four elections in...
Election dates announced, but where are the women candidates?
By Preethi Nagaraj The Election Commission announced today that elections to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly will be held on May 12. In the face of impending elections, the state is standing at the crossroads on many issues. Till now, the question of women’s...
In solidarity with Gauri Lankesh
To the spirit of Gauri Lankesh, you inspire us forever. To journalists everywhere, this is a note of solidarity. We the Network of Women in the Media, India solemnly swear to uphold the values of journalism. This does not and should not need to be prefaced with good. Or courageous. Or brave. We must simply power on in the face of the greatest adversity, threats and political opposition to do what our job mandates. To be free and fair and stand together solidly behind each other to be able to rise against the tidal wave of intolerance and often criminal intimidation that surrounds us and tries to prevent us everywhere. We want to declare to ourselves and to everyone that is watching with and without malice – we will not be prevented, silenced, outdone or shut down.