Have you ever wondered why women are still not accepted as equals however so many women are educated and working hard to enter the workforce in huge numbers? We see this 2/3rd count of missing females due to gender-biased sex selection. The rate of excess female deaths is rising every day. At workplaces, we observe …
How Zivame made Lingerie Shopping Comfortable for Women
An unspoken taboo that prevails in our society is shopping for lingerie without feeling comfortable. Many women in India feel hesitant to buy undergarments from local stores because of the prying eyes of the male salesperson. We live in a country where even prompting the word ‘Bra‘ in public turns heads or makes people uncomfortable. …
CINE “MA” DEFYING STEREOTYPES
MHAARI CHHORIYAAN CHHORON SE KAM HAI KE Dangal We have always heard that Indian cinema is the foundation of building gender stereotypes and over the years it has influenced a lot of people and their mind set to revolve around a particular image of women. But, this iconic dialogue of the movie ‘Dangal’ holds the …
Impact of COVID 19 Lockdown on Domestic Violence
India went into a lockdown in March 2020 and everyone was locked in their houses with their families and some with their friends. Women in countries like China, Australia, United States, United Kingdom, Brazil, etc., saw a rise in domestic violence cases and India seemed to follow it. According to World Health Organization (WHO), one …
10 Ways to Make a Woman’s Life Better
History proves that women have been ill-treated for centuries. From Draupadi vastraharan to sati practice to female foeticide. Women still have to go through horrendous crimes like eve-teasing, rapes, acid attacks, dowry system, etc. Feminism isn’t about making women stronger. Women are already strong, it’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength. G.D. …
Bleeding: Shame or Acclaim
What is period shaming? Period shaming is basically when someone is rendered impure and treated unusually, when going through their monthly menstrual cycle. She is made to believe that it is something which can only be discussed in private and solely with other women. Every activity is frowned upon from buying sanitary products to discussing …
5 foods need to add in your diet for healthy baby during pregnancy and 5 food to avoid
A healthy diet is essential for good health and nutrition. It protects you against many chronic non-communicable diseases, such as heart disease, diabetes and cancer. Eating a variety of foods and consuming less salt, sugars and saturated and industrially-produced trans-fats, are essential for healthy diet. Moving further into this, we shall learn about some more food items that a woman …
SheThePeople – Real stories of Real Women
I raise up my voice—not so that I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard. … We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back Malala Yousafzai Whenever I read these strong words by Malala Yousafzai, all I can visualize is strong empowered women voicing out their opinions, …
Rape Culture: A Society observant to a Girl’s Clothes, ignorant to Her Plight
We often come across the term rape culture. Most of us believe it to be a way of quoting cases of sexual assaults against high profile personalities and consider it as a myth. But rape culture isn’t a myth, it’s real and it’s high time now that we acknowledge it to be the biggest menace …
Eve Teasing: A Scar Deeper than it Looks
For some Eve teasing is a joke for some it’s a trauma. Here the question is, How come a thing that’s traumatizing for someone can be fun for others. Maybe because people don’t know the consequences of their actions or to be precise they don’t care. Firstly tell me, What is Eve teasing? Eve teasing …