Opinion: Inclusive Menstrual Health Education In India!
Lack of education about menstruation is one of the drawbacks to achieving adequate menstrual hygiene worldwide. Schools offer an important chance to transform menstrual hygiene programs that will benefit young girls in the future. According to the research, India is home to about 113 million young girls and around 54% of these girls are unaware of menstruation before they have…
Explained: Menstrual Disc, An Unpopular Product!
With the market streaming with counter alternatives for menstrual products, Menstrual Discs are the new player to rock the town. This innovative product come with its own set of superpowers, like mess-free Period Sex. What is a Menstrual Disc? A menstrual disc is an insertable alternative period product that goes into the vaginal cavity and sits at the base of…
Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: Top Mental Health Bloggers In India You Need To Follow!
In a country as populous as India, it's no wonder that mental health is a growing concern. However, due to many stigmas attached to mental health, it is often left unspoken and unheard. In fact, according to a study by WHO, one in five individuals in India go through some mental illness, and only 41% of them receive professional help…
Financial Freedom: Why Does It Matter? These Women Tell Us The Real Reason!
In India, there is a pretty good chance that you might end up dead in your mother’s womb! Or if you are privileged enough to survive, there’s a probability that you might not see this world for long!! India is the only large country in the world where more baby girls die than baby boys. The gender differential in child…
Women Supporting Women: Make It A Reality!
We women often talk about equality — equal treatment, equal rights, equal salaries etc., etc. We hail feminism, condemn patriarchy but miss out on talking about how we treat our own clan! While you may think that what I just wrote is complete absurd, deep down, you know it’s one of the darkest truths we need to accept and fight…
Health Risks Of Repeated Abortions In India
Abortion is one of the most common health interventions. It is safe when carried out using the methods suggested by WHO. But did you know 6 out of 10 of all unintended pregnancies lead to abortion, and about 56% of all abortions in India are unsafe? Unsafe abortion leads to mental and physical health complications and financial and social burdens…
Intimacy After Child Birth
Sex after pregnancy happens, but it might be the last thing on your mind. However, exhaustion and vaginal soreness might take charge. Whether you feel as though intimacy is the last thing that strikes your mind or you are in the mood to have sex, you need to understand sex after childbirth. Pregnancy and delivery bring a lot of changes…
The Glorification To Inferiorization Of Sex Workers In Bollywood!
From Pakeezah to Gangubai Kathiawadi, if one thing that hasn’t changed much, it is the romanticisation of sex workers in Bollywood! In fact, with every new film, their portrayal has more been played with ― from slotting them best-composed item numbers to showing their life revolving around the male protagonist ― sex workers in Bollywood are either shown as the…