Lately, feminism has become one of the most widely used yet misinterpreted terms. To clear up any misunderstandings or false notions, here’s a list of books we recommend for avid readers and casual page-flippers more excited by images alike. Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls by Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo Though the title may […]
Checking Your Privilege – 4 Ways to Be More Inclusive
When I was growing up, I was quite aware of the privilege I had. I was conscious of the fact that I had the opportunity to go to school and eat three warm meals every day, unlike the children I saw begging on the streets from the comfort of my parents’ car. For most of […]
Period Poverty: The Global Perspective
Period poverty is a subset of poverty and unfortunately plagues all countries. Sanitary products are expensive – no matter where in the world you are. We did an entire round-up of period poverty in developed countries that you can read here. Globally, girls suffer from period poverty, but may not necessarily experience it in similar […]
I Like Superheroes Too – Raising Gender Positive Children
“Call the boys, we need to move those cartons outside.” This is one of the many sentences that irritate me, to say the least. I am pretty sure I could lift that carton as well, madam. Gender roles, if you are new here, are society’s expectations of standards of behaviour, mannerisms, attitudes, and other ideas […]
Menstruating as a Sportsperson
Ever so often during a PE lesson in school, girls would line up courtside, refusing to participate because they were on their period. Yet, thousands of women play at international levels of sporting events during their period. Of course, the former isn’t a matter of controversy but the latter is of a lot of consequence […]
How to Have a Green Period at Work
As easy as it is to list down products that do not contribute to the major downfall of the environment and expect or hope that women will just magically go with it, it may be a little more difficult than that. Any change, good or bad, involves a little bit of discomfort. Likewise, to make […]
Breaking Up with Your Period – Artificial Ways to Stop Your Period
Look, Period, it’s just not working out. No, no… It’s not me – it’s definitely you. Sometimes, things just don’t work out with our periods. We’ve grown attached to them because they’ve been around for so long, but we’re such different people now. We enjoy long walks on the beach, they never want us to […]
A Non-Menstruator’s Guide to Periods
We’ve had our fair share of sexist men and their ignorant comments about periods – and we’re sick of it. We’re also tired of feeling like the burden of menstrual equity has to be shouldered by only half of the world’s population, when, really, it should be on everyone’s minds. Whether you’re only reading this […]
Menstruating in the Workplace
Last summer, Culture Machine, a digital media company based in Mumbai, made national news when they announced their decision to provide paid “menstrual leave” as part of their employment policy. Devleena S Majumdar, President of their Human Resources department stated, “Men and women are not biologically equal which is why we already have benefits like […]
Crunching the Numbers – Menstrual Waste and its Impact
Menstrual waste, whether it’s at home in India or on a global scale, poses a complex sanitation problem. As plastic, non-biodegradable, one-use period products become more popular with menstruators, our landfills are now becoming polluted with them. Here’s a look at some of the ways that menstrual waste impacts our environment’s health. Estimates state […]