Tag Archives: gender issues

‘Rent-a-womb trend is exploitative, neo-colonialist’

Posted on July 24, 2010 by Venky

(This interview with Dr Catherine Waldby, Professorial Research Fellow at Sydney University’s School of Social Sciences, on the bio-ethics of commercial surrogacy, was published in DNA edition dated July 24, 2010.) Commercial surrogacy – the rent-a-womb industry in India, where … Continue reading →

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Jobs for the girls

Posted on March 18, 2009 by Venky

(This column, which explored whether a gender bias in the world of finance could have contributed to the Global Financial Crisis of 2008, was published in DNA edition dated March 18, 2009.) Venky Vembu One of the less analysed aspects … Continue reading →

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