Shalu Nigam

  Much is being written about feminist lawyering in the West; however, this work examines this idea in the Indian context, its elements, dimensions, challenges one may face, and the way it is being practiced. While reflecting on case laws and activism, this work suggests that Feminist lawyering in a profoundly hierarchical society is a much broader concept than that of traditional lawyering, where a lawyer works not to win the case’ but aims at the larger goals of eliminating inequalities, contesting patriarchy, challenging sexist stereotypes, and addressing structural and systemic conditions that perpetuate male-domination. Feminist lawyering demands affirmative actions besides survivor-centric or victim-centric justice, which entails understanding the situation using the intersectionality paradigm. The purpose of feminist lawyering is to negotiate and contest women’s rights at various levels, where the lawyers strive to transform the androcentric systems to enforce the constitutional

  The revolution in information and communication technology has provided a digital space that is easy to access, cost-effective, and democratic; however, over the decades, cyberspace has also witnessed the increasing menace of cybercrime. On the one hand, when technology is enhancing life, enabling agency, and facilitating capabilities, at the same time, the inequalities, discrimination, hierarchies, misogyny, sexism, and patriarchy in the physical world are also being replicated, transferred, reshaped, and reconstructed in the virtual world. The available data and everyday experiences show that the digital world is alienating and   doubly discriminating against women   in major ways. Firstly, through the prevalence of the digital divide, where those on the margins, including women, are denied access to the technology; and secondly, violence against women in the digital world is making a devastating impact in terms of their physical, emotional, mental, and social health.  Despite thes