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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…
Criminalising Marital Rape: Why Is India Against It?
Five minutes before marriage, non-consensual sex can be considered rape under Section 375 of IPC, but five minutes after marriage, it is legal and not against the law! Before I write any further, let me tell you that India is one of the remaining 36 countries in the world that hasn’t criminalised marital rape yet ― and is still in…
How Accessible Is Menstrual Hygiene In India?
What is menstrual hygiene? While the concept of menstrual hygiene relates to proper care and accessibility to menstrual products, including the feasibility to use toilets, it is not limited to this arena only. Menstrual hygiene is about ensuring an environment that values and supports menstruation with dignity and not viewing it through the lens of taboos. This is a component…
How Are Sex Workers Managing During Lockdown With Zero Income?
Ever since the pandemic attacked, many of us lost our jobs and faced severe money crises — that comes along with mental health issues and a physical burden. People are struggling; they are opting for every possible alternate option to sustain themselves and their family — but think about the communities who have been neglected by our society much before…
Pride Month: Healthcare Is One Of The Biggest Barriers Towards A Gender-Inclusive Society!
Pride month is here!! And while everyone is talking about how much inclusivity matters, something important is, unfortunately, going beyond the radar —‌ sex reassignment surgery! Sex Reassignment Surgery aka SRS is one of the most important yet most ignored matters nowadays. Lack of access to proper healthcare and privacy has become one of the major barriers for a lot…
#TimeToStop: Undermining Women, Their Legacies!
I often lie awake at night wondering if this is indeed the 21st century that we're living in. Because given the prejudices women continue to face in society even today - it doesn’t seem so. As a woman, there are countless times when people around you undermine you. Some of us put our heads down and choose ignorance as a…
WHY INDIAN WOMEN OPT FOR ARRANGED MARRIAGES DESPITE BEING WARY OF THEM
India has changed a lot in 70 years, but the custom of arranged marriages hasn’t changed over time. In this technology-driven era of the World Wide Web, e-mail, and most importantly in the era of social media networking apps like Facebook and WhatsApp, which has transformed the Indian way of life, the way the people of India socialize and meet,…
Does a Virginity Test decide the character of a woman?
No matter how progressive we are today or how the world talks about feminism and breaking stereotypes towards women, Women are still subjected to humiliation and violation of their rights by the Virginity tests. Hundreds of women are forced to take virginity tests not only in India and Asian countries but also in Western countries like Canada, Sweden, Spain, and…