India has the largest network of Self-Help Groups in the world. Over 80 million women in India are in Self-Help Groups. Over time, these groups have improved the resilience of women and communities. They have helped women build their income and savings, led to higher levels of empowerment and enhanced their decision-making in the household.In this episode, we explore how Self-Help Groups can evolve in the future to become more effective institutions for women, adopt emerging areas of work and make use of technological innovations. Our guests Sanchita Mitra, National Coordinator at the Self Employed Women’s Association and Uma Mahadevan Dasgupta, Additional Chief Secretary, Panchayati Raj, Government of Karnataka, have spent their lifetimes building women’s institutions for collective action.The episode includes stories of women in Self-Help Groups:i) Sunita Shinde works in rural Maharashtra, helping rural women access digital technology. She works with Mann Deshi Foundation.ii) Shamima Begum works in Odisha, helping her community access social security schemes through technology. She works with Urban Management Centre.      Studies on Self-Help Groups in India·      https://iwwage.org/swayam/·      Handbook on institutional mechanisms for addressing gender issues·      From Aspiration to Empowerment: Impact of Women’s Collectives·      Stories of Resilience and Hope·      Digitisation of Self Help Groups in India·      Community and Institutional Response to COVID-19 in India: Role of Women's Self-Help Groups and National Rural Livelihoods Mission·   Strengthening Socio-Economic Rights of Women in the Informal EconomyYou can follow Uma on social media: Twitter: ( https://twitter.com/readingkafka )Linkedin: ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharon-buteau-25b0452/ )You can follow Sanchita on social media: Twitter: (https://twitter.com/SEWABharat )Instagram: ( https://www.instagram.com/sewa.bharat/?hl=en )Linkedin: ( https://in.linkedin.com/company/sewa-bharat )You can follow our host Sunaina Kumar on her social media:Twitter: ( https://twitter.com/sunaina_kumar )Linkedin: ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunaina-kumar )Facebook: ( https://www.facebook.com/sunaina.kumar.37 )You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the https://ivmpodcasts.com, the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.

<div>India has the largest network of Self-Help Groups in the world. Over 80 million women in India are in Self-Help Groups. Over time, these groups have improved the resilience of women and communities. They have helped women build their income and savings, led to higher levels of empowerment and enhanced their decision-making in the </div><a href="http://household.In" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span data-auto-link="true" data-href="http://household.In"><div>household.</div><div>In</div></span></a><div> this episode, we explore how Self-Help Groups can evolve in the future to become more effective institutions for women, adopt emerging areas of work and make use of technological innovations. Our guests Sanchita Mitra, National Coordinator at the Self Employed Women’s Association and Uma Mahadevan Dasgupta, Additional Chief Secretary, Panchayati Raj, Government of Karnataka, have spent their lifetimes building women’s institutions for collective action.</div><div>The episode includes stories of women in Self-Help Groups:</div><div>i) Sunita Shinde works in rural Maharashtra, helping rural women access digital technology. She works with Mann Deshi Foundation.</div><div>ii) Shamima Begum works in Odisha, helping her community access social security schemes through technology. She works with Urban Management Centre.</div><div>      Studies on Self-Help Groups in India</div><div>·      </div><a href="https://iwwage.org/swayam/·" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span data-auto-link="true" data-href="https://iwwage.org/swayam/·"><div>https://iwwage.org/swayam/</div><div>·</div></span></a><div>      Handbook on institutional mechanisms for addressing gender issues</div><div>·      From Aspiration to Empowerment: Impact of Women’s Collectives</div><div>·      Stories of Resilience and Hope</div><div>·      Digitisation of Self Help Groups in India</div><div>·      Community and Institutional Response to COVID-19 in India: Role of Women's Self-Help Groups and National Rural Livelihoods Mission</div><div>·   Strengthening Socio-Economic Rights of Women in the Informal Economy</div><div>You can follow Uma on social media: </div><div>Twitter: ( <a href="https://twitter.com/readingkafka" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span data-auto-link="true" data-href="https://twitter.com/readingkafka">https://twitter.com/readingkafka</span></a> )</div><div>Linkedin: ( <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharon-buteau-25b0452/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span data-auto-link="true" data-href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharon-buteau-25b0452/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharon-buteau-25b0452/</span></a> )</div><div>You can follow Sanchita on social media: </div><div>Twitter: (https://twitter.com/SEWABharat )</div><div>Instagram: ( <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sewa.bharat/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span data-auto-link="true" data-href="https://www.instagram.com/sewa.bharat/?hl=en">https://www.instagram.com/sewa.bharat/?hl=en</span></a> )</div><div>Linkedin: ( <a href="https://in.linkedin.com/company/sewa-bharat" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span data-auto-link="true" data-href="https://in.linkedin.com/company/sewa-bharat">https://in.linkedin.com/company/sewa-bharat</span></a> )</div><div>You can follow our host Sunaina Kumar on her social media:</div><div>Twitter: ( <a href="https://twitter.com/sunaina_kumar" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span data-auto-link="true" data-href="https://twitter.com/sunaina_kumar">https://twitter.com/sunaina_kumar</span></a> )</div><div>Linkedin: ( <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunaina-kumar" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span data-auto-link="true" data-href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunaina-kumar">https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunaina-kumar</span></a> )</div><div>Facebook: ( <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sunaina.kumar.37" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span data-auto-link="true" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/sunaina.kumar.37">https://www.facebook.com/sunaina.kumar.37</span></a> )</div><div>You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the https://ivmpodcasts.com, the IVM Podcasts app on Android: <a href="https://ivm.today/android" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span data-auto-link="true" data-href="https://ivm.today/android">https://ivm.today/android</span></a> or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.</div>

Without women, India cannot progress. Indian women have been asserting their presence in different ways. The increasing number of women voters is beginning to affect election outcomes, and yet the representation of female elected officials is disappointingly low. The rate of female literacy has gone up across the country, and yet the participation of women in the labour force has been steadily declining. Women in India spend almost 20% of their time on unpaid and care work, while men, on average, spend only 2.5% of their time on these activities.

This is just a handful of the many questions and situations that we are tackling as we look at how we can move forward.

Mind The Gender Gap is a monthly podcast that focuses on data and evidence to explore essential questions about women and work in India. It is a collaboration between IndiaSpend, the country’s first and only public interest data journalism initiative and IWWAGE, a research initiative of LEAD at Krea University.  

Hosted by Sunaina Kumar, a journalist and researcher, Mind The Gender Gap brings together a diverse group of experts from across sectors who are involved in framing policies that enable and empower women’s participation in the economy.

<p>Without women, India cannot progress. Indian women have been asserting their presence in different ways. The increasing number of women voters is beginning to affect election outcomes, and yet the representation of female elected officials is disappointingly low. The rate of female literacy has gone up across the country, and yet the participation of women in the labour force has been steadily declining. Women in India spend almost 20% of their time on unpaid and care work, while men, on average, spend only 2.5% of their time on these activities.</p><p>This is just a handful of the many questions and situations that we are tackling as we look at how we can move forward.</p><p><b>Mind The </b><b>Gender Gap</b> is a monthly podcast that focuses on data and evidence to explore essential questions about women and work in India. It is a collaboration between IndiaSpend, the country’s first and only public interest data journalism initiative and IWWAGE, a research initiative of LEAD at Krea University.  </p><p>Hosted by Sunaina Kumar, a journalist and researcher, <b>Mind The </b><b>Gender Gap</b> brings together a diverse group of experts from across sectors who are involved in framing policies that enable and empower women’s participation in the economy.</p>

Mind The Gender Gap is a monthly podcast that focuses on data and evidence to explore essential questions about women and work in India. It is a collaboration between IndiaSpend,

Mind The Gender Gap

In this episode, we explore how Self-Help Groups can evolve in the future to become more effective institutions for women, adopt emerging areas of work and make use of technological innovations.

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