Latest items for India
April 10, 2025, 10:05 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"It was only last week, after the video of the women being abused began trending and the prime minister spoke out, that the police finally made arrests – almost 70 days after the case was filed" (para 5).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"It was only last week, after the video of the women being abused began trending and the prime minister spoke out, that the police finally made arrests – almost 70 days after the case was filed" (para 5).
April 10, 2025, 10:05 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"On 4 May, the same day that the women in the video were attacked, two Kuki women, aged 20 and 24, were working in a carwash in a village 20 miles away when a braying, angry Meitei mob, armed with knives and sticks, came hunting for them. Eyewitnesses and relatives told the Observer that the two women were thrashed and gang-raped, goaded on by Meitei women in the mob. 'They were like beasts. I cannot comprehend how someone can be so brutal,' said one co-worker. 'The most shocking part was the women in the mob who were shouting slogans: ‘kill, kill these tribals’ while they were being raped.' The two...more
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"On 4 May, the same day that the women in the video were attacked, two Kuki women, aged 20 and 24, were working in a carwash in a village 20 miles away when a braying, angry Meitei mob, armed with knives and sticks, came hunting for them. Eyewitnesses and relatives told the Observer that the two women were thrashed and gang-raped, goaded on by Meitei women in the mob. 'They were like beasts. I cannot comprehend how someone can be so brutal,' said one co-worker. 'The most shocking part was the women in the mob who were shouting slogans: ‘kill, kill these tribals’ while they were being raped.' The two...more
April 10, 2025, 10:05 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2
"It was only last week, after the video of the women being abused began trending and the prime minister spoke out, that the police finally made arrests – almost 70 days after the case was filed" (para 5). "The family also alleged the police have done nothing to investigate the case. On the day of the incident, a police report was filed but made no mention of rape, and it wasn’t until the mother of one of the victims filed a new case that the complete events of the murders went on record, according to a police report seen by the Observer. 'Since then, we have not heard back from...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2
"It was only last week, after the video of the women being abused began trending and the prime minister spoke out, that the police finally made arrests – almost 70 days after the case was filed" (para 5). "The family also alleged the police have done nothing to investigate the case. On the day of the incident, a police report was filed but made no mention of rape, and it wasn’t until the mother of one of the victims filed a new case that the complete events of the murders went on record, according to a police report seen by the Observer. 'Since then, we have not heard back from...more
April 10, 2025, 10:05 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"As footage emerged last week of two women in the state of Manipur being forcibly stripped, paraded naked, publicly molested and allegedly gang raped, everyone from prime minister Narendra Modi to the chief justice of India publicly expressed their shock and disgust" (para 1). "Since violence erupted in the north-eastern state in early May, between the majority Meitei and minority Kuki tribes, activists and academics believe rape and sexual violence has been systematically used as a weapon in 'revenge attacks' against women from the Kuki community by Meitei mobs" (para 3). "The use of rape as a weapon has been systemic, academics claim. On 4 May, the same day that...more
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"As footage emerged last week of two women in the state of Manipur being forcibly stripped, paraded naked, publicly molested and allegedly gang raped, everyone from prime minister Narendra Modi to the chief justice of India publicly expressed their shock and disgust" (para 1). "Since violence erupted in the north-eastern state in early May, between the majority Meitei and minority Kuki tribes, activists and academics believe rape and sexual violence has been systematically used as a weapon in 'revenge attacks' against women from the Kuki community by Meitei mobs" (para 3). "The use of rape as a weapon has been systemic, academics claim. On 4 May, the same day that...more
April 10, 2025, 10:05 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-3
"Observers believe that fake news and misinformation that began to spread across social media and WhatsApp on 3 May could have played a critical role, as fake accounts of Meitei women being raped and killed by Kuki mobs, though disproved, began to be widely circulated in a seemingly coordinated campaign. In response, it appears that Meitei mobs began to target Kuki women in 'revenge' rape attacks. Hoineilhing Sitlhou, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Hyderabad, who has been studying the cases, said she could see a 'clear link' between the systematic spread of fake news, which appeared to be circulated quickly with the deliberate purpose of stirring...more
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-3
"Observers believe that fake news and misinformation that began to spread across social media and WhatsApp on 3 May could have played a critical role, as fake accounts of Meitei women being raped and killed by Kuki mobs, though disproved, began to be widely circulated in a seemingly coordinated campaign. In response, it appears that Meitei mobs began to target Kuki women in 'revenge' rape attacks. Hoineilhing Sitlhou, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Hyderabad, who has been studying the cases, said she could see a 'clear link' between the systematic spread of fake news, which appeared to be circulated quickly with the deliberate purpose of stirring...more
April 10, 2025, 10:05 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-2
"'The narrative around what’s really been happening in Manipur – the heinous crimes committed against the Kuki community, the targeting of Kuki women, the use of rape as a weapon by Meitei mobs – all carried out with impunity by these groups, has been kept silent and concealed by the state,' said Kham Khan Suan Hausing, a professor of political science at the University of Hyderabad. 'It wasn’t until this video went viral that this overzealous attempt by the state to control the narrative has finally been exposed.' It was only last week, after the video of the women being abused began trending and the prime minister spoke out, that...more
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-2
"'The narrative around what’s really been happening in Manipur – the heinous crimes committed against the Kuki community, the targeting of Kuki women, the use of rape as a weapon by Meitei mobs – all carried out with impunity by these groups, has been kept silent and concealed by the state,' said Kham Khan Suan Hausing, a professor of political science at the University of Hyderabad. 'It wasn’t until this video went viral that this overzealous attempt by the state to control the narrative has finally been exposed.' It was only last week, after the video of the women being abused began trending and the prime minister spoke out, that...more
April 10, 2025, 10:05 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"Since violence erupted in the north-eastern state in early May, between the majority Meitei and minority Kuki tribes, activists and academics believe rape and sexual violence has been systematically used as a weapon in 'revenge attacks' against women from the Kuki community by Meitei mobs" (para 3). "The use of rape as a weapon has been systemic, academics claim. On 4 May, the same day that the women in the video were attacked, two Kuki women, aged 20 and 24, were working in a carwash in a village 20 miles away when a braying, angry Meitei mob, armed with knives and sticks, came hunting for them. Eyewitnesses and relatives told...more
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"Since violence erupted in the north-eastern state in early May, between the majority Meitei and minority Kuki tribes, activists and academics believe rape and sexual violence has been systematically used as a weapon in 'revenge attacks' against women from the Kuki community by Meitei mobs" (para 3). "The use of rape as a weapon has been systemic, academics claim. On 4 May, the same day that the women in the video were attacked, two Kuki women, aged 20 and 24, were working in a carwash in a village 20 miles away when a braying, angry Meitei mob, armed with knives and sticks, came hunting for them. Eyewitnesses and relatives told...more
April 10, 2025, 10:05 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"Annie Raja, general secretary of the National Federation of Indian Women, who recently visited relief camps where thousands displaced in the violence are now living, said she had spoken to several Kuki women who had been attacked" (para 16).
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"Annie Raja, general secretary of the National Federation of Indian Women, who recently visited relief camps where thousands displaced in the violence are now living, said she had spoken to several Kuki women who had been attacked" (para 16).
March 20, 2025, 4:15 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Studies have put Pakistan as having one of the highest rates [of consanguineous unions] globally at 65 per cent. This is followed by India (55 per cent)" (para 23-24).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Studies have put Pakistan as having one of the highest rates [of consanguineous unions] globally at 65 per cent. This is followed by India (55 per cent)" (para 23-24).
March 11, 2025, 4:59 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: CL-PRACTICE-2
"From an early age, girls are socialised to perform well in the reproductive economy encompassing biological reproduction and social reproduction, including home maintenance, child rearing, elderly care and transmission of cultural values. Men, on the other hand, are expected to participate in the productive economy and put bread on the table for their spouses, children and parents" (par. 4).
Variables: CL-PRACTICE-2
"From an early age, girls are socialised to perform well in the reproductive economy encompassing biological reproduction and social reproduction, including home maintenance, child rearing, elderly care and transmission of cultural values. Men, on the other hand, are expected to participate in the productive economy and put bread on the table for their spouses, children and parents" (par. 4).
March 11, 2025, 4:59 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1, AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Fewer resources are invested in girls in terms of education and health. Investment in women is not approached through a lens of social and economic equality, but from the perspective of families and communities which will thrive with healthy and educated women in their midst" (par. 5).
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1, AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Fewer resources are invested in girls in terms of education and health. Investment in women is not approached through a lens of social and economic equality, but from the perspective of families and communities which will thrive with healthy and educated women in their midst" (par. 5).
March 11, 2025, 4:59 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"In most societies around the world, including in India, the male breadwinner and female caregiver model is deeply entrenched. . .From an early age, girls are socialised to perform well in the reproductive economy encompassing biological reproduction and social reproduction, including home maintenance, child rearing, elderly care and transmission of cultural values. Men, on the other hand, are expected to participate in the productive economy and put bread on the table for their spouses, children and parents" (par. 4).
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"In most societies around the world, including in India, the male breadwinner and female caregiver model is deeply entrenched. . .From an early age, girls are socialised to perform well in the reproductive economy encompassing biological reproduction and social reproduction, including home maintenance, child rearing, elderly care and transmission of cultural values. Men, on the other hand, are expected to participate in the productive economy and put bread on the table for their spouses, children and parents" (par. 4).
March 11, 2025, 4:59 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: IAD-PRACTICE-1
"Community of property is of great relevance in a country like India, where women’s avenues for asset acquisition are limited. Women do not typically inherit from their parents and due to their low labour force participation, often lack sufficient earnings to purchase property and other high-value assets" (par. 7). "Our analysis shows that only 7% of married women own land in landed households. The comparable number is 93% for currently single women. Presumably, the currently single category is largely comprised of widows who inherit their husband’s property" (par. 8). This suggests that women are able to receive inheritance (IME - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: IAD-PRACTICE-1
"Community of property is of great relevance in a country like India, where women’s avenues for asset acquisition are limited. Women do not typically inherit from their parents and due to their low labour force participation, often lack sufficient earnings to purchase property and other high-value assets" (par. 7). "Our analysis shows that only 7% of married women own land in landed households. The comparable number is 93% for currently single women. Presumably, the currently single category is largely comprised of widows who inherit their husband’s property" (par. 8). This suggests that women are able to receive inheritance (IME - CODER COMMENT).
March 11, 2025, 4:59 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: IAW-LAW-1
"Women do not typically inherit from their parents and due to their low labour force participation, often lack sufficient earnings to purchase property and other high-value assets" (par. 7).
Variables: IAW-LAW-1
"Women do not typically inherit from their parents and due to their low labour force participation, often lack sufficient earnings to purchase property and other high-value assets" (par. 7).
March 11, 2025, 4:59 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: LO-DATA-3
"Our analysis shows that only 7% of married women own land in landed households. The comparable number is 93% for currently single women. Presumably, the currently single category is largely comprised of widows who inherit their husband’s property" (par. 8).
Variables: LO-DATA-3
"Our analysis shows that only 7% of married women own land in landed households. The comparable number is 93% for currently single women. Presumably, the currently single category is largely comprised of widows who inherit their husband’s property" (par. 8).
March 11, 2025, 4:59 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: IAW-PRACTICE-1
"Our analysis shows that only 7% of married women own land in landed households. The comparable number is 93% for currently single women. Presumably, the currently single category is largely comprised of widows who inherit their husband’s property" (par. 8). This suggests that women can to inherit as a wife (IME - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: IAW-PRACTICE-1
"Our analysis shows that only 7% of married women own land in landed households. The comparable number is 93% for currently single women. Presumably, the currently single category is largely comprised of widows who inherit their husband’s property" (par. 8). This suggests that women can to inherit as a wife (IME - CODER COMMENT).
March 11, 2025, 4:59 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: LO-LAW-1
"In short, the Madras high court held that a wife as a homemaker is entitled to an equal share in marital property as she has performed household chores round the clock, thereby enabling the husband to engage in gainful employment and accumulate sufficient savings to purchase property" (par. 3). "Thus, as a matter of economic justice, both spouses should be the legal owners of property and other assets acquired during marriage" (par. 5). "Broadly, there are community property and separation of property regimes. In community property, all assets acquired during marriage are treated as belonging to both spouses. Assets acquired prior to marriage or inheritances received is considered individually owned...more
Variables: LO-LAW-1
"In short, the Madras high court held that a wife as a homemaker is entitled to an equal share in marital property as she has performed household chores round the clock, thereby enabling the husband to engage in gainful employment and accumulate sufficient savings to purchase property" (par. 3). "Thus, as a matter of economic justice, both spouses should be the legal owners of property and other assets acquired during marriage" (par. 5). "Broadly, there are community property and separation of property regimes. In community property, all assets acquired during marriage are treated as belonging to both spouses. Assets acquired prior to marriage or inheritances received is considered individually owned...more
March 11, 2025, 4:59 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"Women’s labour and contribution to the reproductive economy remains invisible, taken for granted, and euphemistically termed ‘priceless’ when any attempt is made to value this work" (par. 5).
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"Women’s labour and contribution to the reproductive economy remains invisible, taken for granted, and euphemistically termed ‘priceless’ when any attempt is made to value this work" (par. 5).
March 11, 2025, 4:41 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"In India’s patriarchal culture, one way of controlling women’s movement is denying them money" (par. 10).
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"In India’s patriarchal culture, one way of controlling women’s movement is denying them money" (par. 10).
March 11, 2025, 4:41 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
"The latest World Bank data says women represent 23% of India’s workforce, as compared with 32% in Bangladesh and 34.5% in Sri Lanka" (par. 5).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
"The latest World Bank data says women represent 23% of India’s workforce, as compared with 32% in Bangladesh and 34.5% in Sri Lanka" (par. 5).
March 11, 2025, 4:41 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"The policy aims to encourage more women to work. Women’s participation in the workforce is low in India. The latest World Bank data says women represent 23% of India’s workforce, as compared with 32% in Bangladesh and 34.5% in Sri Lanka. The hope is that, with free transport, more women can look for jobs and look further away from home while also enjoying the savings. Many women are deterred from working because of the chunk taken out of their modest wages by bus fares" (par. 5-6). "This is not the first such scheme in India. The government of New Delhi started free bus travel for women in 2019 but it...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"The policy aims to encourage more women to work. Women’s participation in the workforce is low in India. The latest World Bank data says women represent 23% of India’s workforce, as compared with 32% in Bangladesh and 34.5% in Sri Lanka. The hope is that, with free transport, more women can look for jobs and look further away from home while also enjoying the savings. Many women are deterred from working because of the chunk taken out of their modest wages by bus fares" (par. 5-6). "This is not the first such scheme in India. The government of New Delhi started free bus travel for women in 2019 but it...more
March 11, 2025, 4:41 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-1
"In the regimented life of many Indian women, the idea of getting out of the house and hopping on a bus to take a break resides in the realm of fantasy. First they need permission, and then money for the fare. But the state of Karnataka in the country’s south is changing that. While some of the state’s 35 to 40 million women will still need permission to use public transport, they won’t need to ask for funds to cover the cost of a ticket. The state government launched free bus travel for women and transgender people on 11 June. Women can now board a bus any time, any number...more
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-1
"In the regimented life of many Indian women, the idea of getting out of the house and hopping on a bus to take a break resides in the realm of fantasy. First they need permission, and then money for the fare. But the state of Karnataka in the country’s south is changing that. While some of the state’s 35 to 40 million women will still need permission to use public transport, they won’t need to ask for funds to cover the cost of a ticket. The state government launched free bus travel for women and transgender people on 11 June. Women can now board a bus any time, any number...more
March 11, 2025, 4:41 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"In the regimented life of many Indian women, the idea of getting out of the house and hopping on a bus to take a break resides in the realm of fantasy. First they need permission, and then money for the fare. But the state of Karnataka in the country’s south is changing that. While some of the state’s 35 to 40 million women will still need permission to use public transport, they won’t need to ask for funds to cover the cost of a ticket. The state government launched free bus travel for women and transgender people on 11 June. Women can now board a bus any time, any number...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"In the regimented life of many Indian women, the idea of getting out of the house and hopping on a bus to take a break resides in the realm of fantasy. First they need permission, and then money for the fare. But the state of Karnataka in the country’s south is changing that. While some of the state’s 35 to 40 million women will still need permission to use public transport, they won’t need to ask for funds to cover the cost of a ticket. The state government launched free bus travel for women and transgender people on 11 June. Women can now board a bus any time, any number...more
Feb. 27, 2025, 7:51 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"[C]onservative values lead many families to discourage women working outside the home" (para 8). "Still, the highly publicized attacks on working women dovetail with existing beliefs held by many that a woman’s place is in the home, shaping decisions made by women and their families. A Pew Research Center survey in 2019 found 40% of Indians think it is better for a marriage for men to provide while women take care of the home and children, significantly higher than the global median of 23%" (para 17-18).
Variables: DLB-DATA-1
"[C]onservative values lead many families to discourage women working outside the home" (para 8). "Still, the highly publicized attacks on working women dovetail with existing beliefs held by many that a woman’s place is in the home, shaping decisions made by women and their families. A Pew Research Center survey in 2019 found 40% of Indians think it is better for a marriage for men to provide while women take care of the home and children, significantly higher than the global median of 23%" (para 17-18).
Feb. 27, 2025, 7:51 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
"Only 30% of women in India aged 15 to 64 were in the labor force in 2022, according to the International Labor Organization" (para 8).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
"Only 30% of women in India aged 15 to 64 were in the labor force in 2022, according to the International Labor Organization" (para 8).
Feb. 27, 2025, 7:51 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"For many women in India, taking steps to ward off a violent attack—and reassuring their families they are safe while at work and on their commutes—is an invisible form of labor that is a central element of their work life. The killing and rape of a trainee doctor in the city of Kolkata in August was a fresh reminder for Indian women who work of the dangers lurking in public spaces where women are far less visible than men, from the deserted corners of a hospital or corporate park, in public transport or on city streets. The 31-year-old was found dead in a seminar hall of the state-run hospital after...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"For many women in India, taking steps to ward off a violent attack—and reassuring their families they are safe while at work and on their commutes—is an invisible form of labor that is a central element of their work life. The killing and rape of a trainee doctor in the city of Kolkata in August was a fresh reminder for Indian women who work of the dangers lurking in public spaces where women are far less visible than men, from the deserted corners of a hospital or corporate park, in public transport or on city streets. The 31-year-old was found dead in a seminar hall of the state-run hospital after...more
Feb. 27, 2025, 7:51 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"When Ajita Topo, a cook in an affluent neighborhood in Delhi, leaves work in the evening, she holds her bag like a shield against her chest, keeps her fists clenched and carries a black umbrella with a very sharp end to ward off a possible attack. She makes sure to wear lots of layers—no matter how hot it is—to deter someone from trying to grope her chest, and secures her bun with a sharp metal stick as an additional weapon. Topo isn’t being paranoid. Last year, she was followed by two men when she left work after 10 p.m. She managed to scare them away by shouting as she passed...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"When Ajita Topo, a cook in an affluent neighborhood in Delhi, leaves work in the evening, she holds her bag like a shield against her chest, keeps her fists clenched and carries a black umbrella with a very sharp end to ward off a possible attack. She makes sure to wear lots of layers—no matter how hot it is—to deter someone from trying to grope her chest, and secures her bun with a sharp metal stick as an additional weapon. Topo isn’t being paranoid. Last year, she was followed by two men when she left work after 10 p.m. She managed to scare them away by shouting as she passed...more
Feb. 27, 2025, 7:51 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"When Ajita Topo, a cook in an affluent neighborhood in Delhi, leaves work in the evening, she holds her bag like a shield against her chest, keeps her fists clenched and carries a black umbrella with a very sharp end to ward off a possible attack. She makes sure to wear lots of layers—no matter how hot it is—to deter someone from trying to grope her chest, and secures her bun with a sharp metal stick as an additional weapon. Topo isn’t being paranoid. Last year, she was followed by two men when she left work after 10 p.m. She managed to scare them away by shouting as she passed...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"When Ajita Topo, a cook in an affluent neighborhood in Delhi, leaves work in the evening, she holds her bag like a shield against her chest, keeps her fists clenched and carries a black umbrella with a very sharp end to ward off a possible attack. She makes sure to wear lots of layers—no matter how hot it is—to deter someone from trying to grope her chest, and secures her bun with a sharp metal stick as an additional weapon. Topo isn’t being paranoid. Last year, she was followed by two men when she left work after 10 p.m. She managed to scare them away by shouting as she passed...more
Feb. 27, 2025, 7:51 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"Still, the highly publicized attacks on working women dovetail with existing beliefs held by many that a woman’s place is in the home, shaping decisions made by women and their families. A Pew Research Center survey in 2019 found 40% of Indians think it is better for a marriage for men to provide while women take care of the home and children, significantly higher than the global median of 23%" (para 17-18).
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"Still, the highly publicized attacks on working women dovetail with existing beliefs held by many that a woman’s place is in the home, shaping decisions made by women and their families. A Pew Research Center survey in 2019 found 40% of Indians think it is better for a marriage for men to provide while women take care of the home and children, significantly higher than the global median of 23%" (para 17-18).
Feb. 27, 2025, 7:51 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The killing and rape of a trainee doctor in the city of Kolkata in August was a fresh reminder for Indian women who work of the dangers lurking in public spaces where women are far less visible than men, from the deserted corners of a hospital or corporate park, in public transport or on city streets. The 31-year-old was found dead in a seminar hall of the state-run hospital after she went on break during a night shift. A volunteer at the hospital has been arrested as a suspect. The killing prompted protests by women across the country" (para 6-7).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The killing and rape of a trainee doctor in the city of Kolkata in August was a fresh reminder for Indian women who work of the dangers lurking in public spaces where women are far less visible than men, from the deserted corners of a hospital or corporate park, in public transport or on city streets. The 31-year-old was found dead in a seminar hall of the state-run hospital after she went on break during a night shift. A volunteer at the hospital has been arrested as a suspect. The killing prompted protests by women across the country" (para 6-7).