Does Tamil Nadu’s free bus travel policy impact women’s lives?
Jilly Philippa Joel Premkumar,
Sameem Banu M.S.,
Meenal J.
Abstract:Sustainable Development Goal 5 aims to achieve gender equality by 2030, and various national and state policies and programs are being implemented with a gender-inclusive perspective. Women often rely on male members of the family to meet their needs and due to COVID-19 pandemic losses and ongoing price hikes on essential goods, many working women in the informal sector, such as domestic workers, construction workers, agricultural workers and daily wage employees, are finding it difficult to survive. Poor wome… Show more
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