As both surveillance and marginalisation have heightened during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is more pertinent than ever to look at data protection from a gendered lens. As policymakers push for privacy to be at the heart of the data protection debate, it is vital that this understanding of confidentiality should not include some citizens more […]
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Despite the existence of regulatory mechanisms, we have not been able to effectively handle online safety challenges owing to the lack of proper implementation The internet has evolved as an indispensable tool for transforming our society and culture. Women, especially those living in rural India, have been empowered to speak about their diverse realities, discuss
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The concept of ‘Femtech’—or technology “which addresses women’s biological needs”—is so interlinked with the women’s health apps, that the term itself is credited to the Danish entrepreneur Ida Tin, the founder of “Clue”, a period and fertility management app. As with the penetration of technology into any sector, women’s health is experiencing a massive boom
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COVID-19 has limited the scope of commute for most of us, who aren’t essential workers or those who cannot work from home. However, the problems from a pre-COVID world are likely to bounce back with the inception of a vaccine. Some of these problems include safety for women in terms of urban mobility – a
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“It takes more than one gender to have gender inequality; and more than one gender to work towards justice.” In their introduction to Data Feminism, researchers Catherine D’ Ignazio and Lauren Klein elucidate the need to look at data inclusively. Using the theories of intersectional feminists across decades, the duo of MIT professors shed light
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