“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 […]
Summer Self-Care
Self-care, like self-love and self-acceptance is something that we all need to practice every day. Life though, has a funny way of stepping in, bringing with it a pile of work, relationships, and general things-to-do that can make what should be a relatively simple thing seem like a mammoth task. As the warmer, longer days […]
5 Women Tell Us Why They Prefer Tampons Over Pads
The debate between pads and tampons is one that has existed for as long as both products have been available. There is no real way for us to settle the debate, but if you’ve been meaning to switch, or switch back, or are just curious, we’ve gathered intel on those who frequent the tampon train. […]
5 Articles You Need To Read about Menstrual Health
Blood Speaks Speaking about the harsh reality of period poverty and period stigma, this piece hits hard making you question humanity and people’s ability to empathise. A powerful piece that makes you want to get up and effect change. Menstrual Cycle Basics When we start our first period, or sometimes even […]
How Being a Multi-Faceted Woman Can Compromise Your Mental Health
An Article by Tanya Vasunia, Psychologist & Case Coordinator, Mpower As the waves of the feminist movement wash over Indian society, majority of women cannot help but take a step back and observe their positions and roles in the workforce as well as the home. While there is a wide scale acknowledgement that the roles of […]
International Women’s Day 2019
5 ways to spoil yourself this International Women’s Day WITHOUT spending too much money! “You know that we are living in a material world”… Madonna, the Queen of Pop pretty much hit the nail on the head, and the very thought of any kind of ‘Day’, a birthday, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, […]
National Girl Child Day – GiveHer5 and Akanksha Foundation
Thursday, January 24th, 2019 marked National Girl Child Day in India. The occasion, which began in 2008, is a day to celebrate the girl child and more importantly to raise awareness about the various issues that plague young girls and women around the country. To read more about the life of a girl in India, check […]
Our Month in Review – February 2019
Here’s what we’ve been upto in the last month! Events Participated In – GiveHer5 participated in ‘Period Fest’ organized by Sachhi Saheli on 5th Feb 2019 in Delhi. We also celebrated National Girls Child day with students of the Akanksha Mumbai School. Here, we conducted a session on menstrual health management and distributed SaafkinsTM […]
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 […]