In this episode, we explore the role of women in agriculture and agrarian economy with researcher Dr Shreya Sinha. Shreya offers key insights into the difficulties that women face in accessing male-dominated markets, the undermining of their labour as ‘soft labour’ and the caste and gender nexus that further oppresses female farm workers.
Show Notes
In this episode, we explore the role of women in agriculture and agrarian economy with researcher Dr Shreya Sinha. Shreya offers key insights into the difficulties that women face in accessing male-dominated markets, the undermining of their labour as ‘soft labour’ and the caste and gender nexus that further oppresses female farm workers.
About the Guest:
Dr Shreya Sinha is a lecturer in Business and Society at Queen Mary University of London. Her research is focused on the political economy of agrarian change and development, with a regional focus on India. Previously, Shreya was involved with the TIGR2ESS project (Transforming India's Green Revolution by Research and Empowerment for Sustainable food Supplies) at the University of Cambridge.
This podcast series is hosted by Amiya Chaudhuri, Research Associate at Belongg. Amiya is interested in the intersection of food, identity and social justice, and has previously worked with grassroots NGOs and served as an AIF Clinton Fellow.
You can also listen to this podcast and more conversations on intersectional inclusion, by downloading Belongg’s app UnOther, available on the Apple and Google app stores. To connect with intersectional experts for guest lectures or consultations, check out Belongg Circle, a platform that makes it easy for a range of organizations and individuals to integrate intersectionality in their work.
*Please note that at the time of recording this podcast, Dr Sinha was Lecturer at the University of Reading's School of Agriculture, Policy and Development.
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Belongg is a social innovation platform focused on intersectional inclusion and runs initiatives linked to inclusive research, inclusive mental health, and inclusive mental health. On this podcast, you get to experience a wide set of conversations with experts hosted by Belongg under each of these themes. To go deeper into our work on research, literature, or mental health, please check out dedicated podcasts by Belongg on these topics. The shownotes have links to these podcasts.
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