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    Poonam Kathuria is the founder-director of the Society for Women's Action and Training Initiatives (SWATI). Poonam has more than 25 years of experience in a leadership role working for the prevention of gender-based violence, women’s empowerment, and leadership.


    Articles by Poonam Kathuria

    Woman farmer winnows sorghum grains in Mahboobnagar District of Andhra Pradesh-widow
    Rights
    January 19, 2022
    No land for widows
    A study in Gujarat reveals why women who have been widowed during COVID-19 are struggling to access their land rights.
    by Poonam Kathuria, Karen Pineiro | 6 min read
    The image shows a woman cooking food over a clay hearth outside her house. There are two cooking vessels placed over a fire and the woman is putting vegetables in the kadhai._COVID-19 gender-based discrimination
    Gender
    June 16, 2021
    No respite from the patriarchy
    Women are offered no respite from household duties and chores, even after they contract the COVID-19 virus.
    by Krishna Keshavani, Poonam Kathuria | 2 min read
    The image is a close-up of a person hands clad in medical gloves. They are filling up a syringe with liquid from a glass vial._Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy
    COVID-19
    May 20, 2021
    The vaccine takes the blame
    Vaccine hesitancy increases in a village in Patan, Gujarat after a woman who has been vaccinated dies of COVID-19. The villagers fail to recognise that she was harvesting wheat throughout her illness.
    by Karen Pineiro, Neha Chavda, Poonam Kathuria | 2 min read
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