In the second episode of this two-part series, Justin Winchester speaks to Dame Laura Cox KC — a Justice of the England and Wales High Court between 2002 and 2016, and former Chairperson of the Bar Council Sex Discrimination Committee — about women’s equality in the United Kingdom.

Join us for a reflective discussion prompted by Baroness Harman’s 2025 Independent report on bullying, harassment, and sexual harassment at the Bar.

RightsUp is brought to you by the Oxford Human Rights Hub.
Executive produced by Meghan Campbell.
Hosted by Justin Winchester.
Produced and edited by Sophie Smith.
Music for the series is by Rosemary Allman.

‘Rights in Crisis’, is a new RightsUp series from the Oxford Human Rights Hub in collaboration with the Oxford India Centre for Sustainable Development.

The series will feature topics on human rights and related issues in India with experts sharing their insights.

In our third episode for this series we discuss cash transfer schemes, in particular, unconditional cash transfer schemes. While these schemes are often designed to enhance women’s financial inclusion and autonomy, they could also reshape women’s relationship with the state. In this episode, we will explore how these initiatives navigate the fine line between empowerment, dependence and the gendered expectations that shape public policy.

• Women’s work, never done, now paid: Assessing Tamil Nadu’s Urimai Thogai scheme

• A Right to Care, A Right to Welfare: A Study of the Kalaignar Mahalir Urimai Thittam
• Valuing Care, Recognising Rights, Reimagining Welfare
• Revaluing Unpaid Work through Unconditional Cash Transfers: The Case of the Orunodoi Scheme in Assam
• From Guarantees to Rights: Assessing Karnataka’s Experiment with Basic income and Basic Services

RightsUp is brought to you by the Oxford Human Rights Hub.
This episode is in collaboration with the Oxford India Centre for Sustainable Development.
Executive produced by Meghan Campbell.
Hosted by Almas Shaikh and Aradhana Cherupara Vadekkethil.
Produced and edited by Sophie Smith.
Music for the series is by Rosemary Allman.