Gender and Indian literary awards : what do the numbers say?

Jacob, Suraj and Viswanatha, Vanamala (2018) Gender and Indian literary awards : what do the numbers say? Economic and Political Weekly, 53 (25). pp. 23-27. ISSN 2349-8846

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Abstract

The distribution of Sahitya Akademi awards shows the fairly predictable pattern of gender gaps. Starting from 1955, and across two dozen languages, less than one-tenth of all awards have gone to women. However, since the 1990s, there has been an overall increase in the awards given to women writers.

Item Type:	Article
Authors:	Jacob, Suraj and Viswanatha, Vanamala
Document Language:	Language English
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Gender gaps, Indian literary awards, Sahitya Akademi awards
Subjects:	Social sciences > Sociology & anthropology > Groups of people Social sciences > Groups of people
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bengaluru > School of Development
Full Text Status:	Public
URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/3247
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