‘Don’t Assume Your Students Are Straight!’: How Campuses Can Support Queer...
By YKA Staff: In India, students who identify as queer are at a higher risk of being bullied by fellow students, teachers, and administration members, posing a serious threat to their life and freedom....
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6 Things We Need To Change To Make Workplaces Truly Gender-Equal
A growing concern in the Indian economy is that women’s participation in the workforce has seen a significant decline in the last decade. The issue has cleaved its way into many conversations among...
View ArticleDear Ma And Pa… I’m Gay
Ma, Pa… I’m gay. There. I ripped the band-aid off. Phew. I feel like a boulder has been lifted off my chest. You still love me na, Ma? I hope I haven’t let you down, Pa. Because I need you two. It’s...
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Indian Colleges Are Not Safe For LGBTQ+ Students. Here Are 10 Ways We Can...
Colleges and schools in India have been slowly moving away from the idea that bullying, or “ragging” is an inevitable rite of passage that every student goes through. Reports of harassment and...
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How Young Girls Can Empower Each Other About Periods And Puberty
This post is a part of Youth Ki Awaaz’s campaign #IAmNotDown to start a conversation on the stigma around menstrual hygiene women deal with. If you have an opinion on how we can improve access to...
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कामाख्या देवी को पीरियड्स आए तो प्रसाद और हमें आए तो हम अछूत?
ये लेख, Youth Ki Awaaz द्वार शुरु किए गए अभियान #IAmNotDown का हिस्सा है। इस अभियान का मकसद माहवारी से जुड़े स्वच्छता मिथकों पर बात करना है। अगर आपके पास पीरियड्स में स्वच्छता के लिए इस्तेमाल किये जाने...
View Articleबिहार और छत्तीसगढ़ की तर्ज पर देना होगा सैनेट्री नैपकीन को बढ़ावा
ये लेख, Youth Ki Awaaz द्वार शुरु किए गए अभियान #IAmNotDown का हिस्सा है। इस अभियान का मकसद माहवारी से जुड़े स्वच्छता मिथकों पर बात करना है। अगर आपके पास पीरियड्स में स्वच्छता के लिए इस्तेमाल किये जाने...
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Young Girls Are Quitting School Because Of Periods And You Can Do Something...
I learnt to look away or pretend to be overly interested in doing something when there was any hush-hush discussion about periods and sanitary napkins. You were not supposed to ask what the black...
View Articleअगर पीरियड्स मर्दों को भी होते तब भी सैनेटरी नैपकिन इतने महंगे होते?
इन दिनों टीवी पर एक विज्ञापन काफी आ रहा है। देश की आधी आबादी का एक बड़ा हिस्सा सिर्फ इसलिए ख़ास मौक़ों पर ख़ास जगह नहीं पहुँच पाया क्योंकि वो पीरियड्स के शुरुआती 5 दिन ऐसी अच्छी क्वालिटी के सेनेटरी नैपकिन...
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How 2 Years In The Family Business Helped Me Build My Own Startup
By Samriddh Burman: If I had to put a pin on when my entrepreneurial journey really started, I would probably say 2011, when after completing four years of college in the States, I returned to...
View Articleसुरक्षित माहवारी के लिए असुरक्षित सैनेटरी पैड्स पर ज़ोर क्यों?
ये लेख, Youth Ki Awaaz द्वार शुरु किए गए अभियान #IAmNotDown का हिस्सा है। इस अभियान का मकसद माहवारी से जुड़े स्वच्छता मिथकों पर बात करना है। अगर आपके पास पीरियड्स में स्वच्छता के लिए इस्तेमाल किये जाने...
View ArticleIf This Video Disgusts You, Remember That This Is A Daily Reality For...
Open drains with excreta flowing through them. Filthy water. One toilet complex for over 10,000 residents. When the Swachh Bharat Mission promised to clean India, it surely wasn’t counting the Bheem...
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ऐसी योजनाओं से कैसे बनेगा भारत पीरियड परफेक्ट
माहवारी जैसी एक शारीरिक प्रक्रिया को समझने में शायद हम नाकाम रहे हैं, जिसका नतीजा ये हुआ है कि अब इस पर विमर्श करना भी एक वर्जना बन चुका है। अगर पाठक पुरुष है तो आपने अपनी बहन, दोस्त, पत्नी से माहवारी...
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Taxing Menstrual Products Is Like Taxing Women For Being Women
This post is a part of Youth Ki Awaaz’s campaign #IAmNotDown to start a conversation on the stigma around menstrual hygiene women deal with. If you have an opinion on how we can improve access to...
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12% महिलाएं ही करती हैं पीरियड्स में पैड्स का इस्तेमाल
पीरियड्स, माहवारी, महीना ये सारे शब्द महिलाओं के जीवन से जुड़े हैं, परन्तु सार्वजनिक रूप से इनके प्रयोग को आज भी ओछापन माना जाता है। कुछ हद तक ही सही लेकिन बदलाव की पहल हो चुकी है। मुझे याद है बचपन में...
View ArticleYour Thoughts Are Impure, Not My Period: A Valuable Lesson From My Mother
A woman does not become impure during periods. A lesson learnt by the author’s mother in her childhood, and shared with her daughter. Women’s Web had a blogathon recently on the topic of ‘period...
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This Army Is Waging A War Against Hunger And Food Wastage In India
Every Sunday, groups of people, consisting mainly of students and young working professionals, step out of their homes and fan out across the inner alleys of cities like Delhi and Bangalore. Dressed in...
View ArticleThat One Time I Risked Infection Because Sanitary Napkins Were Too Expensive
This post is a part of Youth Ki Awaaz’s campaign #IAmNotDown to start a conversation on the stigma around menstrual hygiene women deal with. If you have an opinion on how we can improve access to...
View ArticleStatus Check: How Well Has The Scheme To Promote Menstrual Hygiene Fared In...
In February this year, Congress MP Sushmita Dev wrote to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley asking him to scrap taxes on sanitary pads. The politician also sent a public petition to Arun Jaitley, Maneka...
View ArticleNo, Menstruation Is Not Just A Woman’s Concern
This story is a part of Youth Ki Awaaz’s campaign #IAmNotDown to spread awareness on menstrual hygiene and start a conversation on how sanitary pads can be made more affordable. If you have an opinion...
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