Category: Gender
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Bride Trafficking: Policy Interventions for an Under-Reported Plague
Bride trafficking is the illegal industry of purchasing brides as a property for due consideration. Organized traffickers sell girls and women as brides who are conned into a life of abuse, exploitation and slavery. Be it Haryana, Assam or Rajasthan, the Indian “Bride Bazaar” predominantly flourishes in parts of the country where the sex ratio…
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Legal Journey of Section 377- A Relentless Battle of Expression and Recognition
By Abhiudaya Verma, Research Associate, Policy The legal fight in Singapore against Section 377A of Singapore Penal Code, which can be called a close counterpart of the Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), is set to go further. On March 30th, 2020 the High Court of Singapore dismissed the plea to declare section…
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Right to Menstrual Health in India: From an Outdated Period Drama to Actionable Rights & Policies
The lack of constructive community dialogue in place proves to be the paramount reason behind the barrier in ensuring menstrual health. Giving menstrual health the precedence of a medical concern may prove to be a more tactical approach to the problem. However, in order to do so there is a pressing need for a safe…
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Sexuality Education in India: Curriculum in the Sheets, Silence in the Streets
Given the exponential level of population growth, and the fact that India is a developing nation with limited resources, there is an imminent need to reduce the population explosion. One way to go about it is by family planning. Another more effective way of going about it is by educating children about the various methods…
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Disha Bill, 2019: Deterrence for Sexual Offenders?
By Yash Jain, WB National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata Awakened by the heinous and brutal rape in the outskirts of Hyderabad that shook the entire country and made the legislatures realize the need for strict and stringent laws for the punishment of rape and other sexual offences, the Andhra Pradesh Assembly passed the Disha…
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Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana: A gratifying change for Indian women farmers
By Bhuvaneswari Ramesh, Central University of Kerala. Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana (MKSP) is a sub-component of the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) announced by the Government of India in 2011, aimed at improving the participation of women in agriculture and to help them achieve socio-economic development.
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One Stop Centres: A well intentioned Scheme gone awry?
By Ria Goyal, Ambedkar University, Delhi. The One Stop Centre Scheme is a centrally sponsored scheme of the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India. One Stop Centres set up under this initiative are to be funded from the INR 1000 Crore Nirbhaya Fund which was set up in 2013 to fund various…
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Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019: An ambiguous approach to an apparent problem?
By Tanu Singh, Ramjas College, New Delhi. Surrogacy, a highly controversial issue beset with many ethical, social, and legal dilemmas, has finally met its fate in the light of the new regulation Bill passed by the Indian government. On August 5, Lok Sabha passed the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019 which was introduced by the Minister…
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Assessing the Menstrual Health of Tribal Adolescent Girls in Gujarat
This Research Brief provides a holistic view of the problems faced by tribal adolescent girls during their menstruation and further investigate the causes related to their higher vulnerability towards encountering Reproductive and Urinary Tract Infections. Additionally, it reflects on the impact of societal norms and community attitudes towards menstruation and their adverse effect on the…
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Managing Menstrual Health in India
The lack of understanding and knowledge of Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) in India perpetuates myths and has propagated a culture of ignorance on the subject of menstrual health and well being. This Policy Report presents an elaborate overview on the same, so that Right to Menstrual Health can be acknowledged as a legitimate public policy…