Women Mental Health

Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It can influence how we think, feel, and behave. Good mental health doesn’t just mean the absence of mental health problems. It means being mentally or emotionally healthy. Mental Health Problems are challenging and they affect almost everyone. Everyone experiences them at some point. A person’s …

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What it means to Identify as Non-Binary

Being non-binary can mean something different to different people. For some people, it means not identifying with any gender. Some people identify as both genders simultaneously, and others might identify as a third gender. Some people are born non-binary, while others might have felt this way their whole life but didn’t know how to coherent …

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What is the “Pink Tax” and why is it problematic?

When you go for shopping to the mall or a store, you may have noticed that products are divided according to the gender. On one side you have the ‘masculine’ products with black, grey or navy blue packaging. And if we talk about deodorants or perfumes, they have a very strong and muskier scent. On …

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Same-Sex Parenting in India

“Kids need parents, regardless of their gender.” India has a population of around 2.5 million people who belong to the LGBTQIA+ community according to government estimates. Even though the community is huge in number, it has always been a victim of discrimination and harassment. The decriminalization of Section 377 in 2018 was widely celebrated. It …