This book describes the changing landscape of women's politics for equality and liberation during the rise of neoliberalism in India. Between 1991 and 2006, the doctrine of liberalization guided Indian politics and economic policy. These neoliberal measures vastly reduced povert…
"Can political representation help women upend entrenched systems of power? Property and Power finds evidence that quotas improve women's ability to claim fundamental economic rights. Yet greater voice is costly. Whether women experience benefits or backlash depends on individua…
"Quotas for women in government have become a crucial tool for advancing female political inclusion across the globe. Yet ultimately, do quotas enable representatives and constituents to upend social, economic, and political hierarchies in favor of the women they are meant to em…
"Quotas for women in government have become a crucial tool for advancing female political inclusion across the globe. Yet ultimately, do quotas enable representatives and constituents to upend social, economic, and political hierarchies in favor of the women they are meant to em…
Preface -- Priti darooka -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction / Dr. N.C. Saxena -- Conceptual framework -- A society which cares : a framework for universal social protection / Harsh Mander -- Unpacking social protection from a women's rights lens / Sejal Dand -- The human right …
Preface -- Priti darooka -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction / Dr. N.C. Saxena -- Conceptual framework -- A society which cares : a framework for universal social protection / Harsh Mander -- Unpacking social protection from a women's rights lens / Sejal Dand -- The human right …
Preface -- Priti darooka -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction / Dr. N.C. Saxena -- Conceptual framework -- A society which cares : a framework for universal social protection / Harsh Mander -- Unpacking social protection from a women's rights lens / Sejal Dand -- The human right …
Preface -- Priti darooka -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction / Dr. N.C. Saxena -- Conceptual framework -- A society which cares : a framework for universal social protection / Harsh Mander -- Unpacking social protection from a women's rights lens / Sejal Dand -- The human right …
Women in custody -- Women in law -- Killing women.
Women in custody -- Women in law -- Killing women.
A major postcolonial feminist theorist explores the gendered nature of citizenship and the state.
The Scandal of the State is a revealing study of the relationship between the postcolonial, democratic Indian nation-state and Indian women's actual needs and lives. Well-known for her work combining feminist theory and postcolonial studies, Rajeswari Sunder Rajan shows how the …
A major postcolonial feminist theorist explores the gendered nature of citizenship and the state.
This detailed study on family law in India attempts to combine women's rights into legal theory, and uses case laws extensively. It discusses the concepts of justice, law, and gender, examines various personal laws related to marriage, property rights, succession, and divorce, a…
This study on family law in India combines women's rights with legal theory, and uses case laws extensively. It discusses the concepts of justice, law, and gender, examines various personal laws related to marriage, property rights, succession, and divorce.
This study on family law in India combines women's rights with legal theory, and uses case laws extensively. It discusses the concepts of justice, law, and gender, examines various personal laws related to marriage, property rights, succession, and divorce.
