Papers by Shayani Sarkar
What was clear as we moved into the 21st century is that those experiments failed. Property right... more What was clear as we moved into the 21st century is that those experiments failed. Property rights are now recog-nized as essential for economic progress. In a property-rights regime, the public does benefit from privately owned goods. Workers earn income and improve their ...
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2017
The Research Question for this dissertation is Why does underreporting of sexual harassment still... more The Research Question for this dissertation is Why does underreporting of sexual harassment still continue to prevail in the workplace in the 21 century. Results of A Survey done by the Bar Association in 2017 said that 70 percent of women did not report sexual harassment in India (Chachra Manish, 2017). According to Statistics conducted by Canada General Social Survey 472,000 women have been reported of sexual assault. Yet data collected by the police showed that only 27000 women have been victims of sexual assault, only 7,951 persons were convicted. A poll done by the Global News found that one in 5 women have reported cases of sexual harassment (Anna Mahler Paperny, 2015). The question that one needs to ask is why even in the 21 century do women hesitant to report cases of sexual harassment. Is it because of the patriarchal culture which constantly engages in the practice of victim blaming, is it because that in most institution it is the women who is mostly penalized for reporting sexual harassment or is it because the women is uncomfortable in reporting issues of sexual harassment because she feels her reputation will be tainted.the thesis seeks to understand the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace , primarily focusing on analysis of reasons and circumstances that leads to underreporting of sexual harassment in the workplace and providing policy recommendations for the same.
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2017
The paper focuses on the various obstacles which comes in the way of achieving girls education fo... more The paper focuses on the various obstacles which comes in the way of achieving girls education focuses on some important issues such as crowded classrooms, difficulty in reaching classrooms, preference given to son over daughter for education for education and other important issues. The paper also through many examples prove the fact that the curriculum is very gender biased, focusing on the examples of National Curriculum Framework, it also gives examples of a poem Kadambh Ka Pedh and the story of a sparrow. The paper also gives example from different countries to prove that men should also be involved in the process of gender equality. The paper also shows examples from Countries like Bangladesh and says that programs like Cash Transfer has a positive impact on Girls Education. The paper finally gives certain policy recommendations for achieving gender equality.
The paper focuses on the way in which Act east policy can improve India's relation with its neig... more The paper focuses on the way in which Act east policy can improve India's relation with its neighbors primarily South East Asian Countries for example the development of Myanmar, the paper also focuses on the ways in which the act east policy can integrate the north east states for example improving inter state connectivity, giving jobs to youth of north east and by involving local people of north east into policy formulation , contribution of act east policy in Security and economic development.
The editorial focuses on the ways in which adapting to organic farming can change the life of In... more The editorial focuses on the ways in which adapting to organic farming can change the life of Indian farmers.
1. The paper seeks to examine the relationship between sexual abuse and crime. Victims of sex cri... more 1. The paper seeks to examine the relationship between sexual abuse and crime. Victims of sex crimes often face behavioral problems, physical aggression, on compliance, or self-destructive behavior which might lead to delinquency. Further evidence suggests that adult survivors are twice likely to be arrested for a crime for example violent abuse than the rest of their counterparts. Research has shown that children who experienced child sexual abusebe are nine times more likely to commit crimes than non-victims. 50-70 percent of men treated with psychiatric setting have a history of child sexual abuse. 32 percent of convicted murderers have experienced sexual assault as children. The paper focuses on the relationship between child sexual abuse and crime. 75 percent of children who are in juvenile courts have experienced sexual abuse. The paper analyses the work that has been done on this topic till now, and will suggest a therapeutic intervention to adolescent at a very young age for reducing a tendency to commit crimes in later years
The paper highlights various subtopics particularly the role of curriculum and gender equality , ... more The paper highlights various subtopics particularly the role of curriculum and gender equality , role of men and boys in achieving gender equality, role of pedagogy in achieving gender equality and the impact of cash transfer in increasing gender equality in education.
Thesis Chapters by Shayani Sarkar
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The Research Question for this dissertation is“Why does underreporting of sexual harass... more Abstract
The Research Question for this dissertation is“Why does underreporting of sexual harassment still continue to prevail in the workplace in the 21 century. Results of A Survey done by the Bar Association in 2017 said that 70 percent of women did not report sexual harassment in India (Chachra Manish ,2017). According to Statistics conducted by Canada General Social Survey 472,000 women have been reported of sexual assault. Yet data collected by the police showed that only 27000 women have been victims of sexual assault, only 7,951 persons were convicted. A poll done by the Global News found that one in 5 women have reported cases of sexual harassment (Anna Mahler Paperny ,2015). The question that one needs to ask is why even in the 21 century do women hesitant to report cases of sexual harassment . Is it because of the patriarchal culture which constantly engages in the practice of victim blaming , is it because that in most institution it is the women who is mostly penalized for reporting sexual harassment or is it because the women is uncomfortable in reporting issues of sexual harassment because she feels her reputation will be tainted.the thesis seeks to understand the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace , primarily focusing on analysis of reasons and circumstances that leads to underr eporting of sexual harassment in the workplace and providing policy recommendations for the same .
Conference Presentations by Shayani Sarkar
According to a survey conducted by the National Crime Record Bureau, the cases of sexual harassme... more According to a survey conducted by the National Crime Record Bureau, the cases of sexual harassment have increased by 119%. These reports indicate that more women are reporting cases of sexual harassment. However, despite these statistics, the majority of women do not report the crime. This is due to the process of judicial delay. One often gets justice only after a long battle. Hence, women do not feel encouraged to file reports As a result, women often end up normalising and trivialising the matter. This creates a culture of silence.
Women’s education was recognised as a significant issue in 19th century India. Then, the reform m... more Women’s education was recognised as a significant issue in 19th century India. Then, the reform movements in Bengal and, subsequently, in the country, highlighted the role it had to play in the social transformation of the country.There was an attempt to define the kind of education that would be suitable for Indian women. Dadabhai Nairoji is reported to have said that “The time has not come yet, good and educated mothers only will raise good and educated sons.” KBV Krishna Rao, a zamindar of Cocanada, was of the view that the education of girls enabled them to become good housewives and good mothers. The intent was clear—women’s education was the means to an end, which was the betterment of the family and the nation. Further, the Indian curriculum of education differentiated between an oriental and a western woman. Ram Mohan Roy said, “Hindu Women were infinitely self-sacrificing than men and their exemplifying wifely devotion and spiritual strength was the distinguishing feature of an oriental woman.”
Changing the outlook
There has been, by default, a tendency to Indianise the curriculum for women’s education or, more appropriately, girl’s education, to maintain the best qualities of a woman. Although this thinking has been changing over the past several decades and a sizeable section of the Indian society sees an equal role for the women today, there is still a long way to go. The National Curriculum Framework seeks to view and relocate education into traditional power relations. It sees the challenges to family and community as a grave danger. It is an irony that education of girls begins with the intention of gender equality but then quickly redresses itself to emphasising gender roles.
Article 21 and 23 of the Constitution guarantees protection of life and personal liberty and pro... more Article 21 and 23 of the Constitution guarantees protection of life and personal liberty and prohibits trafficking among human being . Section 21 of Immoral Trafficking act enables the state government to maintain protective homes for the victims of trafficking . Juvenile Justice act (2000) protects children in need of care and protection which includes the child who is found vulnerable and is likely to be inducted into trafficking. It also empowers the state government to constitute Child Welfare Committees to look into matters of Children in need of care and protection . Research suggests that despite various legal provisions existing on rehabilitating the victims of trafficking the experience of rescue and rehabilitation have not been encouraging. Victims are housed in sub human conditions and they are not provided basic facilities like Counselling or medical treatment. My research will focus on a few districts in west Bengal specifically Kolkata, South 24 Parganas , Jalpaiguri, Sundarbans . It further aims to study whether self regulatory boards and Swamsiddha model has been successful in combating trafficking. It will analyse whether provisions of Immoral Trafficking Prevention act has been effectively used which punishes the traffickers and not the victims . It further aims to study whether child care centres, observation or special homes established by government and nongovernmental organization have sufficient facilities to rehabilitate the victims of child trafficking
Methodology – The methodology that i will use will be interviews, participant observation, case studies and focus group discussions with stakeholders. The stakeholders will be school teachers , members of panchayats , police officers including officers of the lowest rank , members of Juvenile Justice Boards , employees of nongovernmental organizations , journalists , lawyers , academicians .
My research will focus on a few districts in west Bengal specifically Kolkata, South 24 Parganas , Jalpaiguri, Sundarbans . It further aims to study whether self regulatory boards and Swamsiddha model has been successful in combating trafficking. It will analyse whether provisions of Immoral Trafficking Prevention act has been effectively used which punishes the traffickers and not the victims . It further aims to study whether child care centres, observation or special homes established by government and nongovernmental organization have sufficient facilities to rehabilitate the victims of child trafficking
Methodology – The methodology that i will use will be interviews, participant observation, case studies and focus group discussions with stakeholders. The stakeholders will be school teachers , members of panchayats , police officers including officers of the lowest rank , members of Juvenile Justice Boards , employees of nongovernmental organizations , journalists , lawyers , academicians .
Drafts by Shayani Sarkar
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“The relationship between Intellectual Property rights and Human rights has debated gr... more Abstract
“The relationship between Intellectual Property rights and Human rights has debated greatly . In this aspect two opposing views have been proposed . The first view maintains that Intellectual property law and human rights law are in fundamental conflict since the legal protection of individually held Intellectually property rights is considered to be incompatible with communally based human rights . In other words according to this view human rights are perceived as a countervailing force against intellectual Property rights. The second view holds that intellectual property rights law and human rights law are compatible since they pursue the same aim . In other words ,human rights law is seen as the fundamental of intellectual property law.”(Reference—Edward Elgard,C Intellectual Property and Human rights a paradox, Centre for Intellectual Property law edited by William Groeshide),
My paper focuses on the relation between Intellectual Property rights and Human Rights . The paper focuses on the importance on the evaluation of Intellectual Property rights ,significance of the Paris and Berne Convention , Relevance of The Status of Anne Act 1710, TRIPS Agreement .The paper also focuses on the Relationship between Intellectual Property rights and traditional knowledge, relationship between Intellectual Property rights and the rights to health , relationship between Intellectual Property rights and the right to food ,relationship between Intellectual Property rights and Patent law and comparison and contract between Intellectual property rights and human rights.
During periods of emergency right to life , liberty and property of the people are controlled by... more During periods of emergency right to life , liberty and property of the people are controlled by the state during periods of emergency . Emergency in any country is a period of crisis which affects federal relations between center and constituent units . The period of emergency in any country is a period of crisis . This crisis affects federal relations between center and constituent units . During emergency rule of law is often curtailed by the government . Every action of the government is justified on the ground that welfare of the people is the supreme law .( Reference – Shivraj B Nakade , Emergency in Indian constitution , Cosmo publications , pages accessed 8-9).
.The paper deals with definition of emergency ,development for emergency , need for emergency provisions throughout the world, constitutional provisions during emergency and human rights violations during emergency .
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Thesis Chapters by Shayani Sarkar
The Research Question for this dissertation is“Why does underreporting of sexual harassment still continue to prevail in the workplace in the 21 century. Results of A Survey done by the Bar Association in 2017 said that 70 percent of women did not report sexual harassment in India (Chachra Manish ,2017). According to Statistics conducted by Canada General Social Survey 472,000 women have been reported of sexual assault. Yet data collected by the police showed that only 27000 women have been victims of sexual assault, only 7,951 persons were convicted. A poll done by the Global News found that one in 5 women have reported cases of sexual harassment (Anna Mahler Paperny ,2015). The question that one needs to ask is why even in the 21 century do women hesitant to report cases of sexual harassment . Is it because of the patriarchal culture which constantly engages in the practice of victim blaming , is it because that in most institution it is the women who is mostly penalized for reporting sexual harassment or is it because the women is uncomfortable in reporting issues of sexual harassment because she feels her reputation will be tainted.the thesis seeks to understand the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace , primarily focusing on analysis of reasons and circumstances that leads to underr eporting of sexual harassment in the workplace and providing policy recommendations for the same .
Conference Presentations by Shayani Sarkar
Changing the outlook
There has been, by default, a tendency to Indianise the curriculum for women’s education or, more appropriately, girl’s education, to maintain the best qualities of a woman. Although this thinking has been changing over the past several decades and a sizeable section of the Indian society sees an equal role for the women today, there is still a long way to go. The National Curriculum Framework seeks to view and relocate education into traditional power relations. It sees the challenges to family and community as a grave danger. It is an irony that education of girls begins with the intention of gender equality but then quickly redresses itself to emphasising gender roles.
Methodology – The methodology that i will use will be interviews, participant observation, case studies and focus group discussions with stakeholders. The stakeholders will be school teachers , members of panchayats , police officers including officers of the lowest rank , members of Juvenile Justice Boards , employees of nongovernmental organizations , journalists , lawyers , academicians .
My research will focus on a few districts in west Bengal specifically Kolkata, South 24 Parganas , Jalpaiguri, Sundarbans . It further aims to study whether self regulatory boards and Swamsiddha model has been successful in combating trafficking. It will analyse whether provisions of Immoral Trafficking Prevention act has been effectively used which punishes the traffickers and not the victims . It further aims to study whether child care centres, observation or special homes established by government and nongovernmental organization have sufficient facilities to rehabilitate the victims of child trafficking
Methodology – The methodology that i will use will be interviews, participant observation, case studies and focus group discussions with stakeholders. The stakeholders will be school teachers , members of panchayats , police officers including officers of the lowest rank , members of Juvenile Justice Boards , employees of nongovernmental organizations , journalists , lawyers , academicians .
Drafts by Shayani Sarkar
“The relationship between Intellectual Property rights and Human rights has debated greatly . In this aspect two opposing views have been proposed . The first view maintains that Intellectual property law and human rights law are in fundamental conflict since the legal protection of individually held Intellectually property rights is considered to be incompatible with communally based human rights . In other words according to this view human rights are perceived as a countervailing force against intellectual Property rights. The second view holds that intellectual property rights law and human rights law are compatible since they pursue the same aim . In other words ,human rights law is seen as the fundamental of intellectual property law.”(Reference—Edward Elgard,C Intellectual Property and Human rights a paradox, Centre for Intellectual Property law edited by William Groeshide),
My paper focuses on the relation between Intellectual Property rights and Human Rights . The paper focuses on the importance on the evaluation of Intellectual Property rights ,significance of the Paris and Berne Convention , Relevance of The Status of Anne Act 1710, TRIPS Agreement .The paper also focuses on the Relationship between Intellectual Property rights and traditional knowledge, relationship between Intellectual Property rights and the rights to health , relationship between Intellectual Property rights and the right to food ,relationship between Intellectual Property rights and Patent law and comparison and contract between Intellectual property rights and human rights.
.The paper deals with definition of emergency ,development for emergency , need for emergency provisions throughout the world, constitutional provisions during emergency and human rights violations during emergency .
The Research Question for this dissertation is“Why does underreporting of sexual harassment still continue to prevail in the workplace in the 21 century. Results of A Survey done by the Bar Association in 2017 said that 70 percent of women did not report sexual harassment in India (Chachra Manish ,2017). According to Statistics conducted by Canada General Social Survey 472,000 women have been reported of sexual assault. Yet data collected by the police showed that only 27000 women have been victims of sexual assault, only 7,951 persons were convicted. A poll done by the Global News found that one in 5 women have reported cases of sexual harassment (Anna Mahler Paperny ,2015). The question that one needs to ask is why even in the 21 century do women hesitant to report cases of sexual harassment . Is it because of the patriarchal culture which constantly engages in the practice of victim blaming , is it because that in most institution it is the women who is mostly penalized for reporting sexual harassment or is it because the women is uncomfortable in reporting issues of sexual harassment because she feels her reputation will be tainted.the thesis seeks to understand the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace , primarily focusing on analysis of reasons and circumstances that leads to underr eporting of sexual harassment in the workplace and providing policy recommendations for the same .
Changing the outlook
There has been, by default, a tendency to Indianise the curriculum for women’s education or, more appropriately, girl’s education, to maintain the best qualities of a woman. Although this thinking has been changing over the past several decades and a sizeable section of the Indian society sees an equal role for the women today, there is still a long way to go. The National Curriculum Framework seeks to view and relocate education into traditional power relations. It sees the challenges to family and community as a grave danger. It is an irony that education of girls begins with the intention of gender equality but then quickly redresses itself to emphasising gender roles.
Methodology – The methodology that i will use will be interviews, participant observation, case studies and focus group discussions with stakeholders. The stakeholders will be school teachers , members of panchayats , police officers including officers of the lowest rank , members of Juvenile Justice Boards , employees of nongovernmental organizations , journalists , lawyers , academicians .
My research will focus on a few districts in west Bengal specifically Kolkata, South 24 Parganas , Jalpaiguri, Sundarbans . It further aims to study whether self regulatory boards and Swamsiddha model has been successful in combating trafficking. It will analyse whether provisions of Immoral Trafficking Prevention act has been effectively used which punishes the traffickers and not the victims . It further aims to study whether child care centres, observation or special homes established by government and nongovernmental organization have sufficient facilities to rehabilitate the victims of child trafficking
Methodology – The methodology that i will use will be interviews, participant observation, case studies and focus group discussions with stakeholders. The stakeholders will be school teachers , members of panchayats , police officers including officers of the lowest rank , members of Juvenile Justice Boards , employees of nongovernmental organizations , journalists , lawyers , academicians .
“The relationship between Intellectual Property rights and Human rights has debated greatly . In this aspect two opposing views have been proposed . The first view maintains that Intellectual property law and human rights law are in fundamental conflict since the legal protection of individually held Intellectually property rights is considered to be incompatible with communally based human rights . In other words according to this view human rights are perceived as a countervailing force against intellectual Property rights. The second view holds that intellectual property rights law and human rights law are compatible since they pursue the same aim . In other words ,human rights law is seen as the fundamental of intellectual property law.”(Reference—Edward Elgard,C Intellectual Property and Human rights a paradox, Centre for Intellectual Property law edited by William Groeshide),
My paper focuses on the relation between Intellectual Property rights and Human Rights . The paper focuses on the importance on the evaluation of Intellectual Property rights ,significance of the Paris and Berne Convention , Relevance of The Status of Anne Act 1710, TRIPS Agreement .The paper also focuses on the Relationship between Intellectual Property rights and traditional knowledge, relationship between Intellectual Property rights and the rights to health , relationship between Intellectual Property rights and the right to food ,relationship between Intellectual Property rights and Patent law and comparison and contract between Intellectual property rights and human rights.
.The paper deals with definition of emergency ,development for emergency , need for emergency provisions throughout the world, constitutional provisions during emergency and human rights violations during emergency .