The whispers catch your attention. You turn around to see where the murmurs are coming from. But the sound is gone. Once you leave, they start again – always speaking but barely audible. They hide in the shadows, afraid to come out in the open; afraid to make a statement. “I got my period,” says […]
Thoughts on Gender Equality during the Covid-19 Pandemic
This pandemic has been unprecedented – no one saw anything of this magnitude coming. In the initial months, it was a global lockdown, and now we are at the stage of phased openings in a bid to kickstart a floundering economy. This pandemic has turned everything upside down. The old way of life is over, […]
How Shortage of Clean Water Affects Menstruating Women
Water is the elixir of life. However, many rural areas in India do not have easy access to clean water. Despite water sources being few and far between, a majority of them are already contaminated with pollutants, making over 21% of India’s diseases water-related. According to the Composite Water Management Index (CWMI) report released by […]
Fibroid Awareness Month
Learning about your body is extremely important to maintain good health. In the spirit of Fibroid Awareness Month, here is a guide from GiveHer5 on things you may need to know about fibroids! Uterine fibroids: What are they? A Fibroid is a tumour found in the uterus. It is made up of fibrous connective tissue […]
Story of a Legend – Prem Mathur
The actions of a few revolutionary people have set the foundation of our society today. On our next GiveHer5 Story of a Legend, we focus on Captain Prem Mathur – A legendary woman who managed to shatter the walls of patriarchy and lay the foundation for women to enter the aviation industry, which was once […]
Alternate Methods Used for Pain Relief During Menstruation
Yoga, pills, coffee, cannabis – How do you cope with menstrual pain? We at GiveHer5 did a bit of research on alternate methods and the effect cannabis can have on pain. Menstrual health has for so long, been allowed to be a mystery. In the past, it was ingrained in us to think before opening our mouth […]
Understanding Femtech and the Challenges it Faces
What is Femtech? In the last couple of years, there has been a rise in female technology or ‘Femtech’. It applies to software, products, services and diagnostics that utilise technology to concentrate on and improve women’s health. A 2018 report released by Frost & Sullivan tells us that Femtech is the next big thing in the women’s […]
Women’s Day Spotlight – Period Positivity x Body Positivity.
This Women’s Day, we throw the spotlight on two matters that are relevant to every woman – body positivity and menstruation. What is period positivity? To be period positive is to accept that menstruation is not a taboo topic. It is not a dirty word; it is part and parcel of who we are as […]
Decoding Menstrual Cycles for Optimum Productivity
The average person spends a third of their lives working. For the uninitiated, that is over 90,000 hours. However you look at it, that is a lot of time spent earning an income to pay bills, putting a roof over our heads, looking after our own and our children’s health and so on. Work is […]
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Every once in a while we bring up sustainable development – something that the United Nations has placed utmost importance on, in the hopes of delivering development goals that are to be met by 2030 (2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development). Two fields that will play a vital role in achieving these goals are science and […]