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    four women farmers working on a field somewhere in India
    August 29, 2025
    Indian agriculture can’t thrive without women farmers
    Kavitha Kuruganti and Ireena Vittal discuss why women farmers’ labour, knowledge, and leadership often go unrecognised, and what would change if they were valued.
    by India Development Review | 8 min read
    a man and a woman rake a salt pan in Little Rann of Kutch--salt farming
    August 8, 2025
    Photo essay: Illness and isolation in Kachchh’s salt pans
    For Agariya women, salt farming in Gujarat's Little Rann of Kachchh means spending months without adequate water, food, and healthcare.
    by Sudeshna Chowdhury | 5 min read
    Women carrying stacks of bricks on their backs in a brick kiln, walking carefully over uneven stacks of bricks, with dusty red surroundings and a partly sunlit setting_women workforce participation
    August 1, 2025
    Women in the workforce: What we know (and what we’re missing)
    Using insights from IDR articles, we answer four key questions that explore the social and economic factors shaping women’s participation in the workforce.
    by India Development Review | 7 min read
    a farmer removing the husk from paddy--dalit women farmers
    December 17, 2024
    The caste of farming in Punjab: Dalit women can’t afford land
    Because of rising lease prices, Dalit women farmers are struggling to continue agriculture even on the land reserved for Scheduled Castes.
    by Sanskriti Talwar | 2 min read
    a group of women standing and talking in the field--rural working women
    April 12, 2024
    A young woman’s journey from a nonprofit to a corporate
    A day in the life of a sales executive in rural Uttar Pradesh who isn't deterred by the challenges she faces as the only woman in the role, and perseveres to achieve her targets.
    by Pratibha Singh | 7 min read
    Group of women_women's land rights
    August 17, 2023
    Strengthening women’s access to land rights
    The lack of interventions around women's land rights in India points to the need for equipping community-based organisations to handle such work. How can this be done?
    by Linzi Sarkar, Shivani Gupta | 5 min read
    two women on a farm land in the mountains_climate change
    July 12, 2023
    Caste, gender, climate change: Farmers in Uttarakhand struggle for survival
    Unable to adapt to effects of climate change such as forest fires and scarce rainfalls, smallholder farmers in the Himalayan state risk losing their livelihoods.
    by Swati Thapa | 6 min read
    a woman walking along a paddy field--women's land rights
    June 28, 2023
    Involving men in women’s land rights
    For nonprofits to address the patriarchal systems that restrict women's land rights, they must engage male stakeholders in meaningful dialogue.
    by Halima Ansari | 6 min read
    four women standing with solar panels in their hand_women and climate change
    May 16, 2023
    Women can accelerate climate action
    While women are already playing a crucial role in adapting to the devastating effects of climate change, they also have the potential to drive mitigation efforts.
    by Halima Ansari, Smarinita Shetty | 9 min read
    a woman farmer walking along a rive-land rights
    April 20, 2023
    Women’s land rights in India: What’s missing from our land laws?
    An analysis of India's land laws reveals the gaps that must be addressed in order to ensure women's land rights.
    by Centre for Social Justice | 8 min read
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