Aneysha Roy

SEWA Bharat
Aneysha Roy

Aneysha Roy is a social development practitioner and researcher, experienced in working closely with marginalised communities in India across rural and urban informal settlements, in the domains of health, education and livelihood. Her research interests span across the intersection of gender, with the unorganised workers’ economy, sexual and reproductive health rights and welfare policies. She currently works with SEWA Bharat to build research on the role of digital technology in improving the livelihoods and incomes of grassroots women microentrepreneurs.

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वास्तविकताओं का प्रतिबिंब: महिला सूक्ष्म उद्यमियों की नज़र से डिजिटल टेक्नॉलजी

महामारी के दौरान भौतिक बाजारों से लेकर ई-कॉमर्स प्लेटफॉर्म तक हुए बाजारों के विस्तार के कारण भारत में पहले से मौजूद डिजिटल लैंगिक विभाजन और भी बढ़ गया है। ऑटो-फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी का तरीका अपनाते हुए, सेवा भारत की टीम ने महिला सूक्ष्म उद्यमियों से 'डिजिटल' शब्द की उनकी समझ को व्यक्त करने के लिए कहा। उन्होंने पाया कि जो टेक्नॉलजी महानगरीय क्षेत्रों में सामान्य हो सकती है, वह ग्रामीण क्षेत्र के गरीबों की नजर में महत्वपूर्ण और आकांक्षी है। उनके निष्कर्ष, देश भर की महिलाओं के नजर में डिजिटल सशक्तिकरण क्या है — इसकी बारीक समझ को सामने लाते हैं।

03 January 2023
Productivity and Innovation
Productivity & Innovation

Mirroring realities: Digital technology through the eyes of women microentrepreneurs

The expansion of markets from physical spaces to e-commerce platforms during the pandemic widened the pre-existing digital gender divide in India. Employing the method of ‘auto-photography’, the team at SEWA Bharat asked women microentrepreneurs to capture their understanding of the term ‘digital’. They found that technology which may be commonplace in metropolitan areas, is significant and aspirational for the rural poor. Their findings bring forth a nuanced understanding of what digital empowerment looks like for women across the country.

29 November 2022
Productivity and Innovation
Productivity & Innovation
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