Rape. It is a word that most women have grown up fearing. Just the word is enough to run tremors of fear and disgust down your body. No one can truly comprehend what a rape victim goes through. In nations like India, normalising rapes has become a prevalent practice, with society blaming the victim rather …
How to Survive as a Single Mother?
Motherhood all love begins and ends here Robert Browning It is rightly said being a mother is the one of the best gift a woman can have, but it is not easy to be a mother moreover a “good mother” especially when you are a Single Mother, whether be a divorcee, widow or without marriage, …
Gender Wage Gap – A Gap in Society
The Gender Wage Gap is defined as difference in earnings between women and men and it refers to their median earnings. Experts have determined this gap in a large number of ways, but the varying calculations point to a single conclusion: Women consistently seem to earn less than men, and the gap is wider for …
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 …
Why does women need permission?
India is a country which is rich in its culture, where everyone is family, where women are considered as a goddess, but a goddess with restrictions and who decides these restrictions SOCIETY. Society, it’s a small word that has impacted the lives of every woman, whether it be a working woman or a housewife, it …
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 …
LGBTQ+ : Choosing to be Who You Want to be
Homosexual relationships have been taboo in India for the longest time. Members of the LGBTQ+ community have often held back from coming out of the closet or openly having relationships due to the stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination still prevalent in our country. The fight for equal rights by this community has been a long-drawn war …
Life of Homemakers in Indian Households
“She is just a homemaker” A homemaker can be a man or woman who is in charge of their household. Taking care of children, cooking, cleaning and maintaining the home, housekeeping, managing etc. are some of the things done by homemakers. In Indian households, homemakers are entitled to ‘ just a homemaker‘ because all the …
Doing household chores is a job
A housewife is a woman whose work is running or managing her family’s home, caring for her children, buying goods, cooking, housekeeping, cleaning and maintaining the home. They are also called homemakers, lady of the house, family manager etc. Household work is the most underrated job. Being a homemaker is considered to be a role …
Curly Hair – Ugly or Beautiful?
In India where women are judged and discriminated in many terms like what she wears, what’s her skin tone, what she does and even what type of hair she have! Women are praised having silky,smooth & shiny straight hair whereas when it comes to women, who have curly,wavy & coily hair ,are believed to have …