Women Leaders Help In Securing Women’s Land Rights in Gujarat
Geeta Ben Gamit, 42, is a busy woman. The Sarpanch ( village council head) of Bhatpur in Tapi district in South Gujarat was finishing signing papers …
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Dalit Women Wait To Till Their Lands In Gujarat
Ahmedabad: “We were happy — we wouldn’t have to work in others’ fields anymore. We were going to be farmers,” says Daksha Ben Babu Bhai Parmar, …
In Their Fight For Light Rights, Gujarat’s Women Face Long Battles
Mumbai: Kanchan Kolipatel is a threat. It may not be apparent from her short build, soft voice or sorrowful brown eyes. For some members of her …
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Women May Own Land In Gujarat But Men Control It
Shankuben Rabari insists she is 40 years old. She has grey hair, a deeply wrinkled face and arms dotted with the green tattoos distinctive to elderly …
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Women Yet To Cross Gender Barriers In India’s Agricultural Markets
Ahmedabad: Lassu Ben, 38, is an outspoken and resolute woman but even she sometimes hesitates to trade with the men at the local farm market. ‘Bahas …
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