Humaira Chowdhury
Biographic Data
| ID | 4471832 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Humaira Chowdhury |
| GIVEN NAMES | Humaira |
| FAMILY NAME | Chowdhury |
| SIGNATURE | CHOWDHURY H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cambridge |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Crafting work and workspaces: A qualitative study of the meaning of work for women in the weaving sector in Kashmir
Prior research has discussed a number of barriers that hinder Indian women's participation in the workforce, especially outside their homes. We build on this research to explore how women use their agency to creatively negotiate with these barriers to access workplaces outside their home, as well as the non-wage benefits and meaning they associate with it. We use a qualitative methodology, privileging the voices of women workers themselves, to un…
The Life and Times of Begum Qudsia Aizaz Rasul: An Exploration of Muslim Women’s Self-Fashioning in Post-Colonial India
This paper examines the life and times of a remarkable twentieth-century figure, Begum Qudsia Aizaz Rasul (1908–2001), the first and only Muslim woman in independent India’s Constituent Assembly which drafted the country’s Constitution. In doing so, it critically engages with the genre of autobiographical writing—the limits it imposed and the particular vantage points it offered. By drawing upon Begum Rasul’s private papers, her autobiography and…
Crafting work and workspaces: A qualitative study of the meaning of work for women in the weaving sector in Kashmir
Prior research has discussed a number of barriers that hinder Indian women's participation in the workforce, especially outside their homes. We build on this research to explore how women use their agency to creatively negotiate with these barriers to access workplaces outside their home, as well as the non-wage benefits and meaning they associate with it. We use a qualitative methodology, privileging the voices of women workers themselves, to un…
The Life and Times of Begum Qudsia Aizaz Rasul: An Exploration of Muslim Women’s Self-Fashioning in Post-Colonial India
This paper examines the life and times of a remarkable twentieth-century figure, Begum Qudsia Aizaz Rasul (1908–2001), the first and only Muslim woman in independent India’s Constituent Assembly which drafted the country’s Constitution. In doing so, it critically engages with the genre of autobiographical writing—the limits it imposed and the particular vantage points it offered. By drawing upon Begum Rasul’s private papers, her autobiography and…
Crafting work and workspaces: A qualitative study of the meaning of work for women in the weaving sector in Kashmir
Prior research has discussed a number of barriers that hinder Indian women's participation in the workforce, especially outside their homes. We build on this research to explore how women use their agency to creatively negotiate with these barriers to access workplaces outside their home, as well as the non-wage benefits and meaning they associate with it. We use a qualitative methodology, privileging the voices of women workers themselves, to un…
Sociology (2 works) · Annulment (1 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 works) · Art history (1 works) · Biography (1 works) · Colonialism (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works) · Constitution (1 works) · Engineering (1 works) · Gender Studies (1 works)