Applications are invited for the upcoming International People’s Health University (IPHU) course on Struggle towards Equity in Health. The course will be held in Kathmandu, Nepal between 17 to 23 February 2020 and is being organised by People’s Health Movement,… Continue reading
The Print | 21 Nov 2019 The Rajya Sabha Wednesday deferred the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill 2019 after several members wanted modifications. The Bill seeks to ban commercial surrogacy and allow ‘altruistic’ surrogacy, limiting it only to a ‘close relative’ to be a… Continue reading
“Women’s rights are human rights. They include the right of all women to live free of all forms of violence and discrimination.” The 16 Days of Activism campaign was launched on 25th November by the Centre for Women’s Global Leadership… Continue reading
The XVI National Conference of Indian Association for Women’s Studies (IAWS) will be held in Delhi from 28th to 31st January, 2020. The theme of the Conference is Constitutional Principles in 21st century India: Visions for Emancipation. The Conference will attempt to foreground the dynamic,… Continue reading
In the context of an ongoing transnational reconfiguration of reproduction, emerging fertility markets based on assisted reproductive technologies and reproductive value chains shape new forms of labour, new labour relations and new subjectivities. Due to ethical considerations, many nation states restrict or ban certain reproductive technologies and waged reproductive labour. Often moral discourses, similar to those around sex work, and a discourse about the gift economy and altruism among women, obscure labour issues. Continue reading
In 2015-16, Sama had conducted an exploratory research in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan to understand the contributing factors to mental ill-health among young women as well as their experiences of accessing mental health care and other support that they required.… Continue reading
