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Unpacking the Assumption of Gender Neutrality: Akshaya Project of the Kerala IT Mission in India

Swapna MukhopadhyayNational Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), 18/2 Satsang Vihar Marg, Special Institutional Area, New Delhi110 067, India.Correspondence[email protected] [email protected]
(Visiting Fellow) &
Rajib NandiInstitute of Social Studies Trust (ISST), U.G. Floor, Core 6A, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi110 003.Correspondence[email protected]
(Research Coordinator and member of the Gender Network research team)
Pages 75-95 | Published online: 25 Oct 2017

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