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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 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...
By Editors On October 19, 2024, experts discussed Mumbai voters’ concerns about the big ticket infrastructure upgradation in the country’s financial capital, and their potential impact on the state elections. The speakers were urban conservationist Shweta Wagh, senior...
By Editors Nearly 200 women media persons from across India attended the Network of Women in Media, India’s 18th National Meet in Mumbai from February 2-4, 2024. The National Meet returned to Mumbai after 2013 and 2004. NWMI members shared their experiences from the...
By Jyoti Punwani Women participated enthusiastically in campaign meetings ahead of the fifth phase of the election in Maharashtra Women voters are, often, not as accessible as are men, and few reporters, myself included, seek them out. This time however, I didn’t have...
InkSights is a monthly art series by NWMI member Anupama Bijur viewing current affairs through a gender and news lens.
The Network of Women in Media, India, (NWMI) is shocked and angry at the alleged gangrape of a woman journalist and the assault on her male colleague in the evening of August 22, 2013 while they were on assignment for a print publication near the Shakti Mills compound...