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Alice Evans
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Three things I got wrong about patriarchy
The author explains what assumptions she has revised during her research project on why all countries have become more gender equal.
Alice Evans
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How women in East Asia became much freer than their sisters in South Asia in just a century
In patriarchal societies, industrialisation and structural transformation are necessary preconditions for the emancipation of women.
Alice Evans
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Will the BJP’s plan for a Uniform Civil Code save Muslim women?
It would advance gender equality – if women can claim their equal rights.
Alice Evans
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This holiday season, who’s ‘Uninvited’ from Goa?
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‘Finding a long-term solution’: More farmers turn to ‘natural farming’ amid climate change challenge
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Supreme Court upholds abrogation of Article 370 that gave Jammu and Kashmir special status
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Memoir: Pranab Mukherjee’s daughter recalls the family’s first few days in Rashtrapati Bhavan
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A new book re-examines Bill Gates and Melinda Gates’s philanthropic work
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Why do women in South India have more freedom than their northern sisters?
Examining the effect of colonialism, matriliny, cousin marriage, invasion, cultivation and ancestral crop yields on gender divergence.
Alice Evans
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In charts: Why most Indian men live with their parents
Given low female employment and unaffordable housing, Indian couples often lack the economic independence to start their own homes.
Alice Evans