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Blog Entry Roundtable on India’s Gig-work Economy
by Noopur Raval, Anushree Gupta, Rajendra Jadhav, Sarah Zia, and Simiran Lalvani — published Feb 05, 2020 — last modified May 19, 2020 06:36 AM — filed under: , , , , , , ,
Working in the gig-economy has been associated with economic vulnerabilities. However, there are also moral and affective vulnerabilities as workers find their worth measured everyday by their performance of—and at—work and in every interaction and movement. This roundtable discussion marks the end of our series on 'India’s Gig-work Economy' published by the Platypus blog of the Committee on the Anthropology of Science, Technology, and Computing (CASTAC). In this discussion, the researchers reflect on methods, challenges, inter-subjectivities and possible future directions for research on the topic. Listen to the audio track below or read the transcript for the full discussion.
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Blog Entry Social Entitlements for the Transgender Community
by Deepa Krishnappa and Tasneem Mewa — published Jul 14, 2020 — filed under: , ,
This report has been authored by Deepa Krishnappa and Tasneem Mewa, and edited by Ambika Tandon, Gurshabad Grover and Rajesh Srinivas.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Stakeholder Consultation on Digital Assets for Women’s Economic Empowerment | UN Women + SEWA
by Admin — published Dec 15, 2019 — last modified Apr 07, 2020 01:14 PM — filed under: ,
On December 06, 2019, Ambika Tandon and Aayush Rathi participated in a "Stakeholder Consultation on Digital Assets for Women’s Economic Empowerment: Addressing Barriers and Enhancing Opportunities for Women in Informal Economy and in Agriculture".
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry Technology-facilitated Gender-based Violence and Women’s Political Participation in India: A Position Paper
by Yesha Tshering Paul, Amrita Sengupta — published Dec 17, 2024 — last modified Dec 18, 2024 07:12 PM — filed under: , ,
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Blog Entry The Gay Pride Charade
by Nishant Shah — published Jul 25, 2016 — filed under: ,
For most of the milllenials, news is formed by trends, what goes viral, and often open to speculation, projection, manipulation and deceit.
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Blog Entry Unbox Festival 2019: CIS organizes two Workshops
by Saumyaa Naidu — published Feb 17, 2019 — last modified Feb 26, 2019 01:53 AM — filed under: , ,
Centre for Internet & Society organized two workshops at the Unbox Festival 2019, in Bangalore, on 15 and 17 February 2019.
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Blog Entry Use of mobile phones by vulnerable communities: A survey of sex workers and gay men in Karnataka
by Megha Malnad, Parimala, Nagina, and Tasneem Mewa — published Jul 14, 2020 — filed under: , ,
This report has been authored by Megha Malnad, Parimala, Nagina, and Tasneem Mewa, and edited by Ambika Tandon, Gurshabad Grover and Rajesh Srinivas.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Why The New Government Policy Mandating Panic Buttons On Phones Isn’t Going To Protect Women
by Prasad Krishna — published May 15, 2016 — filed under: ,
Recently, the Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology Mr Ravi Shankar Prasad tweeted about new rules mandating a panic button in every cell phone sold in the country from January 2017. To keep ladies safe, of course.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Blog Entry Wikiwomen’s Meetup at St. Agnes College Explores Potentials and Plans of Women Editors in Mangalore, Karnataka
by Ting-Yi Chang — published Sep 01, 2016 — last modified Sep 01, 2016 02:39 PM — filed under: , , , , ,
Karnataka is known for its diverse linguistic cultures. Aside from Kannada, many are native speakers of Konkani, Tulu, and other languages. A small Wikiwomen's meetup was held on Saturday, August 27th at St. Agnes College, Mangalore, to invite female Wikipedians from the region. Many of them were new to the online encyclopedia but demonstrated strong interest in learning and contributing more Indic language content online.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Women on Covid lists get lewd calls and messages
by Prasad Krishna — published May 24, 2021 — filed under: ,
Perverts are eating into precious time in the middle of a pandemic and adding to the overall anxiety.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
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