Our Team
Founder & CEO
Devika Agarwal
Devika is a legal & public policy professional based in India. She holds a Master of Law degree from University of Cambridge & has extensive experience working at organizations such as UN Women, National University of Singapore, IIT Madras, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade and NASSCOM. She is also a certified PoSH and POCSO trainer, empaneled with the Ministry of Women & Child Development.
Co-Founder
Radhika Agarwal
Radhika is a lawyer who holds a Master of Law degree from Queen Mary University of London and has worked as a Research Fellow at the Centre for WTO Studies and the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy. She was also an Equal Rights Trust Fellow, where she worked on issues related to gender discrimination due to algorithmic decision-making systems.
Our Impact
Karishma Saikia, Yoga & Vedic Therapist
"When I was in the 8th month of my pregnancy and the last semester of my Master’s program, my university suddenly withdrew permissions to attend classes remotely, leaving me devastated. Repeated requests to consider my case as per the UGC maternity leave norms were declined by the university.
Desperate for justice, I came across Devika’s article on maternity leave for university students in India. I reached out to Devika and through our conversations, she helped me understand my rights better which gave me confidence and clarity to exercise my rights. Accordingly, I wrote to my university and was finally granted permission to attend classes remotely.
Women and Justice helped me to start my journey of motherhood while simultaneously continuing my higher studies. I can’t thank them enough for being the guiding light to young mothers like me."