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Why women farmers cannot be left out of the protests against the new farm laws
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The new Acts will have a gendered impact, especially on small and marginal holdings
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A contingent of women farmers from Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) of Punjab at Tikri Border, New Delhi.   | Photo Credit:
Sanskriti Talwar
The new Acts will have a gendered impact, especially on small and marginal holdings
The Chief Justice of India, while hearing a bunch of petitions on the new farm laws, asked, “Why are women and elders kept in the protest?” He was referring to their presence in the agitations against the new farm laws and he went on to ask them to leave the protest sites. This paternalistic outlook not only denies women the agency to protest, it also erases the crucial role of women in the agriculture workforce, an erasure that is mirrored in official recognition, data and policies. ....

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