November, 2020 Exploring the various intersections to one’s identity and the barriers experienced by women in the specialised Beedi manufacturing industry 5 minutes read When we think about the well-fed narrative of women standing shoulder-to-shoulder with men in this “day and [...]
November, 2020 Exploring the availability, disparity and implications of data about the formal cigarette manufacturing and informal beedi manufacturing industries 5 minutes read Disparities in working conditions in an industry for women is not a new phenomenon. Women are usually exploited [...]
July, 2020 A beginner’s guide to the ‘what and why’ of the new age trend of Cleanfluencing 4 minutes read When was the last time you “tidied-up” your home and threw out things that did not “spark joy”? Fret not if [...]
November, 2020 Dignity and domestic work - sounds like an oxymoron? Read to find out why the dignity of a domestic worker should matter 3 minutes read I belong to a well to do family. I shifted from my village to [...]
November, 2020 The latest tech-based initiatives in the domestic work industry attempting to make lives easier for employers and employees alike 3 minutes read Poonam is a homemaker residing in Mumbai. Her housemaid had to return to her hometown abruptly due [...]
November, 2020 When was the last time the "man of the house" dealt with the maid? This piece will make you question everything 4 minutes read So this is how this phone works, my father explained to my mother over the [...]
October, 2020 In conversation with Mr. Arbind Singh, National Coordinator, NASVI 4 minutes read The National Association of Street Vendors of India or NASVI, for short, is the first national-level organization in India that works specifically for the protection of the [...]
October, 2020 In conversation with Meva Bharti, a social activist and the founder of the first women’s union in Rajasthan 5 minutes read It’s tough to navigate the human world, for you never know when something ugly might be thrown at [...]
October, 2020 A vivid exploration of the correlation between women migrants and the construction industry 4 minutes read Urbanization has increased migration of labour across the world. This has accelerated the movement of labour from rural to urban centres in many [...]
October, 2020 A poem on the work conditions of women in the informal sector 3 minutes read She weaves, rolls papads and beedis to earn survival, Her world revolves in concentric circles, No sunrise brings her hope and vigor, No Sunset [...]