Laws of Social Reproduction ⚖️♀️

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The Laws of Social Reproduction project raises these critical questions while advocating for laws and policies that recognise various forms of labour, and advance fairness and women’s rights in India.

#IWD2026 Why is it crucial to highlight the many forms of reproductive labour that women around us perform day & night & over their lifetimes, whether for their families or for pay, whether in domestic work or stigmatised labour like sex work, dancing, surrogacy or egg donation?

Looking forward to @parodevi at @YaleSouthAsia

Delighted to launch the London premiere of Working Girls directed by @parodevi @KCL_Law yesterday, a packed and lively reception, screening and Q&A with @ananya_jahanara especially delighted to have Selma James and Nina Lopez in the audience! @LawsOfSocialRep

Glad to share research from @LawsOfSocialRep and our recent policy brief on how to make unconditional cash transfers gender transformative available at drive.google.com/file/d/1RkIb7d… @KCL_Law @KingsCollegeLon

Delighted to share @LawsOfSocialRep research on unconditional cash transfers to women in India with @BBCWomansHour this past week; recording at bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00… (16 minutes in) @KCL_Law

It is created in collaboration with the EU-supported Laws of Social Reproduction (@LawsOfSocialRep) project, led by Professor Prabha Kotiswaran (@pkotiswaran), and directed by feminist filmmaker Paromita Vohra (@parodevi).

In our latest episode of Research in Action, Helen Wright speaks with Professor @pkotiswaran and the team behind the @LawsOfSocialRep, about how the law governs women’s paid and unpaid labour in India. Listen now on Spotify ⬇️ open.spotify.com/episode/6EOoxL…

It is created in collaboration with the EU-supported Laws of Social Reproduction (@LawsOfSocialRep) project, led by Professor Prabha Kotiswaran (@pkotiswaran), and directed by feminist filmmaker Paromita Vohra (@parodevi).

There will be 3 screenings of Working Girls in the UK this month. Please do come, and please share with folks who might be interested. Details in this thread. Screening 1 - FEB 17, KING'S COLLEGE, LONDON Details and registration link: kcl.ac.uk/events/screeni…

'From Guarantees to Rights: Assessing Karnataka's Experiment with Basic Income and Basic Services' examines how Karnataka’s guarantees are shaping women’s lives a year into their rollout. Read the full report here: tinyurl.com/yc4jupjf

'Routes to Recognition: The Impact of Karnataka’s Shakti Scheme on Women’s Paid Work' examines how the Shakti free bus travel scheme is changing women’s access to paid work, mobility, and autonomy across four districts. Read the full report here: tinyurl.com/bdh2pxa5

We were delighted to present two of our latest reports a public-facing event organised by the Fiscal Policy Institute, Government of Karnataka. We shared our work on cash transfers, free transport schemes, and gender-responsive welfare among government officials and academics.

The full report is available for viewing on our: lawsofsocialreproduction.net/cash-transfers…

We’re discussing ‘A Right to Care, A Right to Welfare, a study of Tamil Nadu’s Kalaignar Mahalir Urimai Thittam’, India’s first UCT scheme recognising women’s unpaid domestic & care work. 🗓️ 5 Dec, Fri ⏰ 12 PM GMT / 5:30 PM IST 📍 Online 🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/5n6h94wy

In our next seminar, we dive into our latest latest publication 'Routes to Recognition: The Impact of Free Transport on Women’s Paid Work' which explores Karnataka’s Shakti scheme. 📅 7 Nov, Fri 🕒 12 PM GMT / 5:30 PM IST 📍 Online 🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/4mvsyxrj

Watch our seminar where Professor Prabha Kotiswaran @pkotiswaran presented our research, and was joined by Vibhor Mathur @VibhorM11 and Gita Sen @gita_sen for comments: youtube.com/watch?v=iQ8Cvm…

‘Recognising Rights, Reimagining Welfare: How to Make Unconditional Cash Transfers Gender Transformative’ provides a critical and comprehensive overview of the schemes, their initial impact, arguments for and against, and our recommendations.

India’s welfare regime is witnessing an unprecedented shift. Over 11.3 crore women across 11 states now receive unconditional cash transfers (UCTs) with 5 more states announcing similar schemes. Our latest policy brief dives into these UCTs ⬇️ Read here: lawsofsocialreproduction.net/cash-transfers…