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'I feel the pain of having nowhere to go': A Manipuri Trans Woman Recounts Her Ongoing Lockdown Ordeal
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by
Santa Khurai
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published
Jun 22, 2020
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last modified
Jun 22, 2020 11:42 AM
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filed under:
Gender,
Covid19,
Research,
Gender, Welfare, and Privacy,
Researchers at Work
"My life and work in Bengaluru came to an abrupt halt with the COVID-19 outbreak and lockdown this March. We no longer had jobs and were forced to plan our departure from the city." -- As told to Santa Khurai, Manipur-based queer and Nupi Manbi activist, artist and writer. Compiled by Aayush Rathi, a cisgender, heterosexual man, and researcher with Centre for Internet and Society, India. This account is part of an ongoing CIS research project on gender, welfare and surveillance in India, and is supported by Privacy International, UK.
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RAW
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Announcing Selected Researchers: Welfare, Gender, and Surveillance
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Feb 13, 2020
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last modified
Feb 13, 2020 03:04 PM
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filed under:
Welfare Governance,
Privacy,
Gender,
Research,
Gender, Welfare, and Privacy,
Researchers at Work
We published a Call for Researchers on January 10, 2020, to invite applications from researchers interested in writing a narrative essay that interrogates the modes of surveillance that people of LGBTHIAQ+ and gender non-conforming identities and sexual orientations are put under as they seek sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services in India. We received 29 applications from over 10 locations in India in response to the call, and are truly overwhelmed by and grateful for this interest and support. We eventually selected applications by 3 researchers that we felt aligned best with the specific objectives of the project. Please find below brief profile notes of the selected researchers.
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RAW
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Brindaalakshmi.K - Gendering of Development Data in India: Beyond the Binary
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by
Brindaalakshmi.K
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published
Jun 30, 2020
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last modified
Jun 30, 2020 10:26 AM
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filed under:
Welfare Governance,
Data Systems,
Big Data for Development,
Research,
Gender, Welfare, and Privacy,
Transgender,
Researchers at Work
This report by Brindaalakshmi.K seeks to understand the gendering of development data in India: collection of data and issuance of government (foundational and functional) identity documents to persons identifying outside the cis/binary genders of female and male, and the data misrepresentations, barriers to accessing public and private services, and
informational exclusions that still remain. Sumandro Chattapadhyay edited the report and Puthiya Purayil Sneha offered additional editorial support. This work was undertaken as part of the Big Data for Development network supported by International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada.
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RAW
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Call for Researchers: Welfare, Gender, and Surveillance
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by
Ambika Tandon
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published
Jan 10, 2020
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last modified
Feb 13, 2020 03:05 PM
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filed under:
Welfare Governance,
Privacy,
Gender,
Gender, Welfare, and Privacy,
Researchers at Work
We are inviting applications for two researchers. Each researcher is expected to write a narrative essay that interrogates the modes of surveillance that people of LGBTHIAQ+ and gender non-conforming identities and sexual orientations are put under as they seek sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services in India. The researchers are expected to undertake field research in the location they are based in, and reflect on lived experiences gathered through field research as well as their own experiences of doing field research. Please read the sections below for more details about the work involved, the timeline for the same, and the application process for this call.
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Jobs
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Comments to the United Nations Human Rights Commission Report on Gender and Privacy
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by
Aayush Rathi, Ambika Tandon and Pallavi Bedi
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published
Oct 24, 2019
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last modified
Dec 30, 2019 05:40 PM
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filed under:
Privacy,
Gender,
Internet Governance,
Research,
Gender, Welfare, and Privacy,
Researchers at Work
This submission to UNHRC presents a response by researchers at the CIS to ‘gender issues arising in the digital era and their impacts on women, men and individuals of diverse sexual orientations gender identities, gender expressions and sex characteristics’. It was prepared by Aayush Rathi, Ambika Tandon, and Pallavi Bedi in response to a report of consultation by a thematic taskforce established by the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy on ‘Privacy and Personality’ (hereafter, HRC Gender Report).
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Consultation on Gendered Information Disorder in India
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by
Amrita Sengupta and Yesha Tshering Paul
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published
May 06, 2024
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last modified
Oct 15, 2024 10:57 AM
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filed under:
Gender, Welfare, and Privacy,
Internet Governance
On 14th and 15th March 2024, Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) collaborated with Point of View (POV) to organise a consultation in Mumbai to explore the phenomenon of gendered information disorder in India, spanning various aspects from healthcare and sexuality to financial literacy, and the role of digital mediums, social media platforms and AI in exacerbating these issues.
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Internet Governance
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Blog
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Online Gender Based Violence on Short Form Video Platforms
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by
Divyansha Sehgal and Lakshmi T. Nambiar
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published
Apr 11, 2024
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last modified
Apr 11, 2024 03:24 AM
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filed under:
Gender,
Researchers at Work,
Featured,
Gender, Welfare, and Privacy,
Homepage
An inquiry into platform policies and safeguards. This report explores how short-form video platforms in India address online gender based violence (oGBV) by analysing their terms of service, community guidelines (CG), and reporting workflows.
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RAW
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Parichiti - Domestic Workers’ Access to Secure Livelihoods in West Bengal
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by
Anchita Ghatak
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published
Dec 30, 2020
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last modified
Dec 30, 2020 10:01 AM
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filed under:
Gig Work,
Research,
Network Economies,
Publications,
Gender, Welfare, and Privacy,
Researchers at Work
This report by Anchita Ghatak of Parichiti presents findings of a pilot study conducted by the author and colleagues to document the situation of women domestic workers (WDWs) in the lockdown and the initial stages of the lifting of restrictions. This study would not have been possible without the WDWs who agreed to be interviewed for this study and gave their time generously. We are grateful to Dr Abhijit Das of the Centre for Health and Social Justice for his advice and help. The report is edited by Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon, and this work forms a part of the CIS’s project on gender, welfare and surveillance supported by Privacy International, United Kingdom.
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RAW
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Practicing Feminist Principles
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by
Ambika Tandon
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published
Dec 07, 2021
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filed under:
Gender, Welfare, and Privacy,
CISRAW,
Researchers at Work,
Artificial Intelligence
AI can serve to challenge social inequality and dismantle structures of power.
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RAW
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Raina Roy and Abhiraj Bag - Kolkata’s trans community has been locked out of healthcare and livelihood
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by
Raina Roy and Abhiraj Bag
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published
Aug 01, 2020
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last modified
Aug 01, 2020 02:54 PM
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filed under:
Gender,
Covid19,
Research,
Gender, Welfare, and Privacy,
Researchers at Work
Over six months into the outbreak of Covid-19 in India, it has become clear that the pandemic does not affect everybody equally. It has amplified the sufferings of the already-marginalised trans community. Raina Roy spoke to 10 trans persons and trans rights activists in Kolkata over the course of the past few months to better understand the situation. The piece was transcribed by Abhiraj Bag and edited by Kaarika Das and Srravya C, researchers at the Centre for Internet and Society, India. This work is part of a project at CIS on gender, welfare and surveillance, supported by Privacy International, United Kingdom.
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RAW
