Dalit Mahila Samiti (DMS, and also known as Dalit Women's Association) is an organization for Dalit women in Uttar Pradesh. The group provides leadership opportunities and ways for women to communicate their issues with one another.
About
The Dalit Mahila Samiti (DMS) was formally organized in 2002 or 2004 and is supported by Vanagana, a feminist non-governmental organization.[1]Template:Sfn However, it was first organized as early as 1992 in order to mobilize Dalit women.[2] It is based in the state of Uttar Pradesh (UP).Template:Sfn The group has seven different clusters in two sub-regions of the Chitrakoot District.Template:Sfn Men may join the women's group as sahayogi, or supporters, and there is a yearly membership fee for women.Template:Sfn Members of the group receive a badge and information about Dalit leaders.Template:Sfn
DMS began to create dialogues among women in various communities in UP which lead to some women taking on leadership positions.Template:Sfn Each village selects two women to represent the local DMS chapter at the cluster level.Template:Sfn Clusters are organized to have presidents, treasurers and secretaries who meet once a month.Template:Sfn
References
Citations
- ↑ Dalit Women: Vanguard of an Alternative Politics in India{{#if:Govinda|, Govinda}. Routledge(2017-05-18). ISBN 9781351797191
- ↑ Bundelkhand's Dalit Women Rally Against Government Negligence, Dixit, Neha. The Wire(15 February 2017). Retrieved 2018-08-18.
Sources
- The Dalit Women's Movement in India: Dalit Mahila Samiti{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Association for Women's Rights in Development(2008)