Sawmya Ray
Biographic Data
| ID | 5944415 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sawmya Ray |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sawmya |
| FAMILY NAME | Ray |
| SIGNATURE | RAY S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
We Know What is Good for Her
Education is often conflated with women’s empowerment. Access to formal education is considered to possess the potential to usher in the elimination of the imposed dependence of women on men by enhancing their employability and easing their entry into the labour market. This article argues that establishing such simplistic interconnections evades hidden constraints of sociocultural conditions entwined with patriarchal ideologies that influence an…
Of Negotiations and Reframing
Mahaul and Mazboori
This paper examines the predicament of the Dalit youth in their pursuit of higher education through a qualitative study in a low-income locality of Delhi. In absence of control over material resources historically, education offered promise in liberating socially excluded groups for its instrumental link with modern occupational structure. The policy of universal public education backed up with affirmative action in India has formally aided its a…
In a State of Limbo
This article attempts to understand anti-trafficking interventions in Assam with special reference to sex trafficking. It critically analyses ideologies determining the functioning of anti-trafficking networks and its impact on combating sex trafficking. Of specific concern is to understand the ways in which policies of rescue, rehabilitation and reintegration are implemented and whether such implementation places at its centre the standpoint of …
Of Vulnerability and Coercion
Rendre justice ou renforcer le patriarcat ? Le genre, la loi et la violence domestique
La Constitution indienne garantit aux femmes l’égalité civique et c’est à l’État indien de s’assurer qu’une telle garantie constitutionnelle est respectée en toute circonstance. La loi constitue l’un des outils principaux permettant à l’État de s’assurer que les femmes bénéficient d’un traitement équitable en tant que citoyennes et que toute discrimination et violence fondée sur le genre soient bannies. Les exemples prouvent cependant que la loi …
Understanding Gender Justice
The Indian Constitution is a woman-friendly document but institutionalised patriarchy in society at large has made it quite difficult to practice gender equality in courts. The women’s movements in India have been battling with the courts for more than three decades on issues related to various forms of violence against women in both public and private spheres. In this article, the focus is on understanding the perceptions of the lawyers who have…
Legal Constructions of Domestic Violence
Legal Constructions of Domestic Violence
Mahaul and Mazboori
This paper examines the predicament of the Dalit youth in their pursuit of higher education through a qualitative study in a low-income locality of Delhi. In absence of control over material resources historically, education offered promise in liberating socially excluded groups for its instrumental link with modern occupational structure. The policy of universal public education backed up with affirmative action in India has formally aided its a…
Understanding Gender Justice
The Indian Constitution is a woman-friendly document but institutionalised patriarchy in society at large has made it quite difficult to practice gender equality in courts. The women’s movements in India have been battling with the courts for more than three decades on issues related to various forms of violence against women in both public and private spheres. In this article, the focus is on understanding the perceptions of the lawyers who have…
We Know What is Good for Her
Education is often conflated with women’s empowerment. Access to formal education is considered to possess the potential to usher in the elimination of the imposed dependence of women on men by enhancing their employability and easing their entry into the labour market. This article argues that establishing such simplistic interconnections evades hidden constraints of sociocultural conditions entwined with patriarchal ideologies that influence an…
In a State of Limbo
This article attempts to understand anti-trafficking interventions in Assam with special reference to sex trafficking. It critically analyses ideologies determining the functioning of anti-trafficking networks and its impact on combating sex trafficking. Of specific concern is to understand the ways in which policies of rescue, rehabilitation and reintegration are implemented and whether such implementation places at its centre the standpoint of …
Of Vulnerability and Coercion
Legal Constructions of Domestic Violence
Understanding Gender Justice
The Indian Constitution is a woman-friendly document but institutionalised patriarchy in society at large has made it quite difficult to practice gender equality in courts. The women’s movements in India have been battling with the courts for more than three decades on issues related to various forms of violence against women in both public and private spheres. In this article, the focus is on understanding the perceptions of the lawyers who have…
Rendre justice ou renforcer le patriarcat ? Le genre, la loi et la violence domestique
La Constitution indienne garantit aux femmes l’égalité civique et c’est à l’État indien de s’assurer qu’une telle garantie constitutionnelle est respectée en toute circonstance. La loi constitue l’un des outils principaux permettant à l’État de s’assurer que les femmes bénéficient d’un traitement équitable en tant que citoyennes et que toute discrimination et violence fondée sur le genre soient bannies. Les exemples prouvent cependant que la loi …
Of Vulnerability and Coercion
In a State of Limbo
This article attempts to understand anti-trafficking interventions in Assam with special reference to sex trafficking. It critically analyses ideologies determining the functioning of anti-trafficking networks and its impact on combating sex trafficking. Of specific concern is to understand the ways in which policies of rescue, rehabilitation and reintegration are implemented and whether such implementation places at its centre the standpoint of …
Of Negotiations and Reframing
Mahaul and Mazboori
This paper examines the predicament of the Dalit youth in their pursuit of higher education through a qualitative study in a low-income locality of Delhi. In absence of control over material resources historically, education offered promise in liberating socially excluded groups for its instrumental link with modern occupational structure. The policy of universal public education backed up with affirmative action in India has formally aided its a…
We Know What is Good for Her
Education is often conflated with women’s empowerment. Access to formal education is considered to possess the potential to usher in the elimination of the imposed dependence of women on men by enhancing their employability and easing their entry into the labour market. This article argues that establishing such simplistic interconnections evades hidden constraints of sociocultural conditions entwined with patriarchal ideologies that influence an…
Sociology (8 works) · Political science (7 works) · Gender Studies (6 works) · Criminology (5 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Law in Society and Culture (3 works) · Poison control (3 works)