Over the course of the last six years, the ‘Sustaining Power: Women’s struggles against contemporary backlash in South Asia’ (SuPWR) project has undertaken research to understand when, how, and why […]
Events
Contested terrains: Rights and resistance amid backlash
Even as women’s hard-fought rights come under increasing attack, crucial and strategic work to contest the ever-growing backlash is continuing for women’s struggles and allies across multiple contexts. Join the Sustaining […]
Exploring unpaid care work as social reproduction in state welfare programmes in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is often perceived as an exemplary country where social welfare has been an integral component of state policy since its independence in 1948. Government provision of education and […]
Making gains for gender justice: Lessons from women’s movements in South Asia
In the face of escalating attacks on women’s rights globally, what is it that feminists can learn from women’s struggles in South Asia? 2024 was a big year politically for […]
Exhibition: Sustaining Power – Contemporary Women’s Struggles in South Asia
Join IDS and SuPWR for the launch of the Sustaining Power: Contemporary Women’s Struggles in South Asia’ exhibition, showcasing art and imagery from women’s rights movements in Bangladesh, India, Nepal […]
Building Power: Women’s struggles to situate unpaid care at the center of public agendas in the global south
On 9 April 2024, SuPWR Principle Investigator Deepta Chopra held a keynote lecture and dialogue at FLACSO, Mexico on women’s struggles to situate unpaid care at the centre of public […]
This Stained Dawn: IWD film screening and Q&A with Anam Abbas
We are delighted to host This Stained Dawn film director and producer, Anam Abbas, for an International Women’s Day film screening and Q&A. This Stained Dawn is a documentary about […]
Video premiere: ઘર્ષણથી ન્યાય સૂધી (Conflict to Justice)
Please join us for the premiere of our latest video on YouTube – ઘર્ષણથી ન્યાય સૂધી (Conflict to Justice). This short video highlights the work of Samarthan Mahila Sangathan (SMS) […]
Dalit Defenders: Rights and issues of Dalits in India
‘Dalit Defenders’ is a documentary by young German Filmmakers showing the issues of Dalits, the so-called untouchables, who are outside of the caste system. Dalit women are at the bottom […]
Aid and the transnational extraction of care
This talk draws from an ethnographic study of the intersection of the international development industry and domestic labour, drawing attention to the mismatched rewards and opportunities the industry brings to […]


