Trapped in a ‘Reproductive Economy’, Most Women Can’t Access Property: Dr. Hema Swaminathan

Dr. Hema Swaminathan and Supriya Lakhtakia, from IIMB, and Dr. Rahul Lahoti, analyze the recent landmark judgement by the Madras High Court (Kannaian Naidu vs Kamsala Ammal) and shine the spotlight on gendered roles and responsibilities dictated by social norms, the structural inequality faced by women in India, and the interplay of norms and lack of legislation for gender equality in an intimate relationship, in this article in The Wire.