It’s not every day that your daughter gets her first period. When I think about my period, well it’s a funny story. I was staining underwear after underwear and couldn’t understand what was going on and why each one of them was turning brown. By that point in my life, I already knew about menstruation […]
People Tell Us the Most Important Lesson They Learned From Their Mothers
I think my mom needs to write a manual on life – how to’s and how not to’s, to-do’s and not to-do’s. I would keep three copies, one for my bedside table, one for my bag and one in case of emergencies. It seems like she has the answer to all problems. So here are […]
The Story of a Legend: Rosa Parks
Even if you haven’t heard of Rosa Parks (shame!), chances are you’ve heard of the Civil Rights Movement. The civil rights movement was a struggle for social justice that took place mainly during the 1950s and 1960s for blacks to gain equal rights under the law in the United States. Rosa was […]
Evolution of Women’s Rights
The fight for women’s rights is a continuous battle. It is a constant effort to create equal representation and status for women in political, social, and economic fields and creating a legislation where discrimination against women must be penalised. It has been 200 years coming. It began wih the first feminist publication, in 1792, entitled […]
Raising a Feminist Child
This world is a crazy, toxic, and sometimes feels like a hopeless place. But, it really isn’t. Or even more so, you have the ability to make it a more hopeful place. If you are expecting a child, are expecting to expect a child in the future, or have a child, the way you […]
Traditions Answered: Demystifying Myths About Menstruation
“Don’t go in to the kitchen, the food will spoil!” – a common refrain for young girls and women across rural India, and even in numerous urban households. Menstruating women are forbidden from entering the kitchen during that time of the month, and are further subjected to a whole host of other do’s and don’ts […]
If Disney Princesses Were Feminists
Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess who fell in love with a handsome prince after he rescued her from (insert evil character here). The prince took the princess away to his kingdom and they lived happily ever after. The end. This reads like practically every Disney princess story since Snow White, the […]
What You Should Know About Your Partner’s Period
PMS. Premenstrual Syndrome. Also known as the series of symptoms that can turn even the most gentle lady into a snappy, irritable monster, PMS is often more dreaded by women and those around them than their period itself! Cramps, often debilitating ones, an upset stomach, bloating, sore breasts, aching legs and backs and mood swings […]
Period Poverty is an Act of Violence Against Women
When we think of violence, we typically think of physical harm. In fact, the World Health Organisation defines violence as, “the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community, that either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, […]
Story Of A Girl In India
The plight of young girls and women in India is hardly news to anyone. The abject poverty, lack of educational opportunities, forced child marriage and the absence of any medical or sanitary care are just some of the things that girls in India have to deal with every day. Unimaginable numbers of teenage girls […]