Showing papers in "Indian Journal of Gender Studies in 2019"
TL;DR: In this paper, the imperfect information and the culture of silence around menstruation have shaped the menstrual hygiene product market, and it is generally considered that the use of sanitary products has a negative effect on women's health.
Abstract: This article explores how imperfect information and the culture of silence around menstruation have shaped the menstrual hygiene product market. It is generally considered that the use of sanitary ...
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TL;DR: The absence of separate toilet facilities and disposal systems for menstrual waste were some of the key challenges faced by women and adolescent girls in relief camps or temporary shelters during floods in Assam.
Abstract: Women and adolescent girls in disaster-prone and fragile contexts face many challenges. This study1 brings out various cultural and logistical issues faced by women and adolescent girls in taking c...
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TL;DR: For the first time since Independence, India's urban population has registered a higher increase than the rural population as mentioned in this paper, and increasing urbanbiased economic activity and job creation are leading to...
Abstract: For the first time since Independence, India’s urban population has registered a higher increase than the rural population. Increasing urbanbiased economic activity and job creation are leading to ...
11 citations
TL;DR: The issue of open defecation is ubiquitous in a country like India where certain demographic groups are underprivileged and often the victims of substandard life and human right violations as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The issue of open defecation is ubiquitous in a country like India where certain demographic groups are underprivileged and often the victims of substandard life and human right violations. Women a...
9 citations
TL;DR: Menstruation, an essential and healthy biological function, is cloaked in a culture of silence as discussed by the authors, and sococultural norms at the family and community level play a pivotal role in shaping how young unmarr...
Abstract: Menstruation, an essential and healthy biological function, is cloaked in a culture of silence. Sociocultural norms at the family and community level play a pivotal role in shaping how young unmarr...
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TL;DR: In India, sanitation interventions have been, by and large, myopic to the gender dimensions of sanitation and hygiene as discussed by the authors. As a result, women's sanitary and hygiene needs and vulnerabilities have not been taken into account.
Abstract: In India, sanitation interventions have been, by and large, myopic to the gender dimensions of sanitation and hygiene. As a result, women’s sanitation and hygiene needs and vulnerabilities have not...
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TL;DR: Menstruating women in remote villages of the Himalayas still practise segregation due to the belief that menstrual blood is impure as discussed by the authors, and are confined to the cowshed (goth) and are not allowed to in...
Abstract: Menstruating women in remote villages of the Himalayas still practise segregation due to the belief that menstrual blood is impure. They are confined to the cowshed (goth) and are not allowed to in...
7 citations
TL;DR: Despite the heightened emphasis on the sanitation agenda of the country, driven by both international and national development goals, there is little scholarly work to base our understanding of infrastructures as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Despite the heightened emphasis on the sanitation agenda of the country, driven by both international and national development goals, there is little scholarly work to base our understanding of inf...
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors delineate four thematic clusters that variously focus on the work, work, and social differentiations in which its gendering appears tenacious.
Abstract: Care is performed at the intersections of various social differentiations in which its gendering appears tenacious. This article delineates four thematic clusters that variously focus on the work, ...
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TL;DR: In this paper, the emancipatory potential of women in terms of the change in gender roles and the transformation of women into influential and leading forces in the rehauling of gender roles is examined.
Abstract: This article examines the emancipatory potential, which exists in displacement in terms of the change in gender roles and the transformation of women into influential and leading forces in the reha...
TL;DR: In this paper, the principles and processes of a state-sponsored intervention to deal with gender-based violence in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in south India are analyzed.
Abstract: This article analyses the principles and processes of a state-sponsored intervention to deal with gender-based violence in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in south India. Anchored within...
TL;DR: In India, attitudes towards remarriage in India have been characterised by scepticism and suspicion, especially in the case of women as discussed by the authors, and attitudes towards online remarriages have been characterized by distrust and suspicion.
Abstract: Traditionally, attitudes towards remarriage in India have been characterised by scepticism and suspicion, especially in the case of women. Online remarriage sites promised to open up new possibilit...
TL;DR: In selected villages in Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, purdah or ghunghat (veiling) observed by all married women of both the Muslim and non-Muslim communities plays a significant role in re...
Abstract: In selected villages in Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, purdah or ghunghat (veiling) observed by all married women of both the Muslim and non-Muslim communities plays a significant role in re...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on male violence against women in the private sphere of the home, where it is difficult to prove, to measure, to prevent and to prevent.
Abstract: This article focuses on male violence against women. As it takes place in what is often considered to be ‘the private sphere’ of the home, violence is difficult to prove, to measure, to prevent and...
TL;DR: Different forms of schooling, single sex or co-educational, have been discussed in educational academia from the perspective of their impact on gender equality as mentioned in this paper, and the debate revolves around the quest for gender equality.
Abstract: Different forms of schooling, single sex or co-educational, have been discussed in educational academia from the perspective of their impact on gender equality. The debate revolves around the quest...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that educated mothers play an active role in family development in a village in Odisha, based on interviews of a total of 75 mothers belonging to varied socio-economic backgrounds.
Abstract: On the basis of interviews of a total of 75 mothers belonging to varied socio-economic backgrounds in a village in Odisha, this article argues that educated mothers play an active role in family de...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors looked at the participation of women in irrigation in 32 districts of Tamil Nadu and found exceptional involvement in these three districts, which are topographically differencing.
Abstract: This article looks at the participation of women in irrigated agriculture in 32 districts of Tamil Nadu and found exceptional involvement in these three districts, which are topographically differe...
TL;DR: Roy, Anamika Roy, Sixty-Four Yoginis: Cults, Icons, and Goddesses as mentioned in this paper, 2015. 354 pages (Hardbound), ₹ 1,395, ISBN: 9789384082123.
Abstract: Anamika Roy, Sixty-Four Yoginis: Cults, Icons and Goddesses. Delhi, India: Primus, 2015. 354 pages (Hardbound), ₹1,395, ISBN: 9789384082123.
TL;DR: Jyoti Puri as discussed by the authors, Sexual States: Governance and the Struggle to Decriminalize Homosexuality in India. New Delhi, India: Orient BlackSwan, 2016, 222 pages, ₹895 (Hardbound), ISBN 97888125062363.
Abstract: Jyoti Puri, Sexual States: Governance and the Struggle to Decriminalize Homosexuality in India. New Delhi, India: Orient BlackSwan, 2016, 222 pages, ₹895 (Hardbound), ISBN: 9788125062363.
TL;DR: Gulki Banno, a young woman who is a humpback, was portrayed by Harmveer Bharati in his novel 'GULKI BANNO' as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Dharmveer Bharati’s1 ‘Gulki Banno’2 portrays the life of Gulki, a young woman who is a humpback. Set in Allahabad of the 1970s, it describes Gulki’s struggle for survival and lays bare the manner i...
TL;DR: Shakthi as discussed by the authors is a mobile phone application for spreading awareness of legal redressal procedures available for women in India, which was designed to gauge the need for legal awareness and was test tested by the Indian government.
Abstract: Shakthi is a mobile phone application launched for spreading awareness of legal redressal procedures available for women in India. It was designed to gauge the need for legal awareness and was test...
TL;DR: A participatory workshop on menstrual hygiene management held with 23 adolescent girls from the village Kadampur, in Tilonia District, Rajasthan, a village close to the sanitary napkin production unit of the Barefoot College, used the concept of grassroots comics to break the silence on menstruation.
Abstract: Attaining safe menstrual health has been a challenge in India due to inadequate sanitation infrastructure, inaccessible or unaffordable hygiene products and lack of awareness. This has been further...