Confident, trained slum women's groups negotiate to make urban governance more responsive and overcome socio-environmental exclusion

Abstract

Purpose: The urban vulnerable are excluded from the benefits of India's urbanizing economic progress. Women are worse off, having lower social status and weak control over finances, decision making. Urban Health Resource... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Siddharth Agarwal (Urban Health Resource Centre)
  2. Shabnam Verma (Urban Health Resource Center)
  3. Neeraj Verma (Urban Health Resource Center)
  4. Kabir Agarwal (Dept. of Economics, University of Mumbai)
  5. Mayaram Sharma (Urban Health Resource Center)
  6. Chhail Bihari Sharma (Urban Health Resource Center)
  7. Shrey Goel (University of California, Berkeley)

Topic Area

VI. Research and action 6.1 Collaboration; interaction of researchers; stakeholders 6.2 S

Session

PBAIC-O-03 » Place Based Actions to Prevent Disease and Promote Health In Cities (10:45 - Sunday, 3rd April, TBA)

Paper

ConfidentTrainedSlumWomenGroups_UHRC-India.docx

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