For decades, women empowerment has been a neglected conversation in India. Now, with the turn of the century, governments all around the country are now striving to make women’s empowerment the core of governmental policies. One such state in a long list of states to make women empowerment the norm... Read More
Schemes for Women
Women empowerment often begins at the humblest of roots. Over the years, governments all around the world have tried to localize empowerment efforts so that people are informed and made aware of what to do to empower women. One such state government to allow that is the Tripura government, where... Read More
Women empowerment is the need of the hour, and governments all across the world are hopping onto the bandwagon to exhibit their support and extend a helping hand to a rightful cause. Over the years, several schemes have been launched to enable women to have a rightful place in society... Read More
India is a developing country, and like all developing countries out there, India is increasingly addressing traditional beliefs and overcoming them one by one. Among these progressive attempts is one that has been under the radar for the longest time, and that is – menstrual hygiene. Owing to the taboo around... Read More
Sanitation, over the years, has grown to be of prime importance. However, certain rural areas in India still look at menstrual hygiene to be a matter of taboo and hence these discussions often go unaddressed. To beat the stigma and to get over the fence to a more progressive society,... Read More
Basic sanitation is every human’s right. Depriving any individual of practicing safe hygiene not only degrades the individual’s life but also brings in a whole lot of social stigma around it. For centuries, the traditional Indian mindset around menstrual cycles has been very limiting. This has led to a lot... Read More
As the nation enters a more progressive world, adhering to traditional and regressive beliefs might just be what hinders national progress. The traditional belief that women are only suited to look after the welfare of the house needs to change if we are aiming to be a progressive nation. The... Read More
Menstruation in India, for the longest time, has been a hushed-up conversation. The culture has been such that something as biologically recurrent and necessary like menstruation has been whispered and not dared to be outspoken even by mistake. This has not only led to problems among women to deal with... Read More
The gender disparity in India reached an alarming level by the turn of the century. A country cannot possibly be deemed progressive and developing if the women in the nation do not find equal opportunities and an equal stature. Acknowledging the disparity and offering a solution to gender inequality in... Read More
All over the world, childbirth is a delicate affair. The society goes extra cautious about and around women who are expecting – providing them with the comforts and needs so that their pregnancy is eased out. However, what about those who do not have the luxuries of comfort, even when... Read More