Beyond Data Bodies Reclaiming our data bodies from the matrix of capital requires us to move beyond a narrow focus on the protection of sensitive personal data towards a feminist data sovereignty approach By Avantika Tewari , Shreya Bali , Nandini Chami, Anita Gurumurthy and IT for Change
Global Feminist Pitch: For Feminist Mobilisation Call for Application The Global Feminist Pitch is back to support feminists from Latin America, Asia, Africa, Middle East and (South) Eastern Europe. This year we are looking for ten feminists who will write on the topic of feminist mobilisation in their region. Apply now!
"The forbidden prophecies" Podcast Life account of Manipuri indigenous transgender Shamans. Podcast by Santa Khurai. By Santa Khurai
International Women’s Day: The diverse meanings of “work from home” for women in Asia Increase in domestic violence, lay-offs, care responsibilities, restrictions on domestic and international movement, economic insecurities, psychological burdens - these are just a few of the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic in Asia in the last two years. The gendered nature of COVID-19 impacts is obvious and has sparked large feminist responses in the region. By Shalini Yog Shah
Trans masculinity in Indian Mythology: Misinterpreted, forgotten? Article References of trans masculine identities in Indian traditional and mythological stories, though not as recurrent compared with trans feminine identities, did exist By Dr. Rima Ghosh Patranabish
Rights of gender and sexual minorities in the age of datafication Article This article looks at the datafication of gender and sexual minorities in different manners, both by the Indian state and the private sector. In this article, the author explores how the state continues to control gender and sexual minorities even in the digital world by turning them into data using archaic understanding of gender and sexuality This article attempts to understand the reinforcement of the state's patriarchal values using a paternalistic approach to the welfare system and the private sector’s tricks to piggyback on the state. By Brindaalakshmi. K
“No-one is safe until everyone is safe” is a valuable piece of wisdom that should be used to measure all our efforts towards global solidarity, says health rights activist Marlise Richter. Interview Thoko Madonko from our Cape Town office speaks to Marlise Richter about inequity in access to covid vaccine in global south and gendered aspects of vaccine equity. By Thokozile Madonko and Dr Marlise Richter
Women power to save Loktak Lairembee Article Nature nurtures the mankind. However, when mankind tries to fiddle with nature, it faces the wrath of the latter. Loktak Lake in the state of Manipur is a glaring example of how human intervention can damage a natural setting and also adversely affect those depending on it. Loktak, measuring about 235 square kilometres, is the largest freshwater lake in Northeast India. This article is an attempt to capture the lives of the fisherwomen of Loktak and their continuous struggle for survival amidst the wave of aggressive lopsided developmental projects. By Nandini Thockchom
COVID-19: Who cares about trans bodies? Interview Dr. Rima Ghosh speaks to Shalini Yog Shah about transgender people’s ordeals during the pandemic and what needs to be done. By Shalini Yog Shah and Dr. Rima Ghosh Patranabish
Targeted before polls, betrayed afterwards Article Women in India’s Northeastern state of Assam wield a great degree of influence in the local politics. But their participation in the frontline has been time and again taken for granted. This was evident in the recent assembly elections in the state. The BJP-led Mitrajot (alliance of friends) came back to power with the votes of more than a half of women voters. Women were also in the frontline of the anti-government protests against the new citizenship law. But both the protests and the polls have left them shortchanged. By Makepeace Sitlhou