women | Youth Ki Awaaz

Cervical Cancer: Causes, Precautions And The Need For India To Pay Attention

By Kritika Kamthan: “Reproductive freedom is critical to a whole range of issues. If we can’t take charge of this most personal aspect of our lives, we can’t take care of anything. It should not be seen as a privilege or as a benefit, but a

Politics

Narendra Modi’s FICCI Speech: “Mere Pyaare Beheno…”

By Achilles Rasquinha: Eloquence was his strength, saffron continues to remain his pride. Narendra Modi was victorious in wooing the hearts of every business woman gathered at the FICCI Ladies organization meet the moment he addresses them as ‘beheno’, followed by his one-dimensional speech. Buoyancy

Education and Careers

Five Mantras For A Successful Internship

By Anne John: A recent survey by Women’s Web on the career aspirations of young women in India threw up several interesting findings. The study gives us a peek into the bright young minds of today and an insight into their career plans for the

CLOSE THE GAP

Why Just Decorative Dolls? Female Actors Deserve Better Spaces In Mainstream Cinema #CloseTheGap

By Lata Jha: So the world and all its giggly teenagers are swooning over the theatrical of Ye Jawani Hai Deewani. While I quite like the apparent spunk of the film, what I can’t seem to get out of my head is this one shot

At The Crossing,Society

If A Woman Doesn’t Respect Another Woman, How Can She Expect Honour From Men?

By Lata Jha: As a girl, you know the look that makes you feel soiled. It’s a traumatising sequence of glances, where not one word is said, but it’s explicit in the most basic sense of the term. And notwithstanding the strong women we claim

Society,The Satire Times

Why Should I Carry Pepper Sprays? Is Being Woman A Crime?

By Sumedha Bharpilania: "Now listen to me very carefully. Here's a can of pepper spray and you will make sure that you carry it with yourself wherever you go. Put it in your bag and do not ask me questions. Oh and here's a Swiss

Specials

Banking In The Hills: Here’s How Banks Were Brought To Women Who Could Not Reach Them

By Richa Hingorani: Advocating the cause of women empowerment, the Finance Minister in February announced women-only banks to mixed reactions. While some welcomed the idea declaring it a clarion call, others saw the move as an abject disconnect between the burning issue and the offered solution.

Infographics,Society

39 Million Girls Aged Between 11 And 15 Years Are NOT In School: What’s The Solution? #Infographic

Its extraordinarily surprising, how sometimes, human beings are capable of complicating something so much, that the end seems inaccessible We know the problems, the solutions, the path and the destination, even then we are stuck at the same turn named "useless discussions". By the end of

Society

Holi Is Not A Consent-Free-Day: Rules Of Not Touching A Woman Without Consent Remain Unchanged

By Sadho: Holi, as we all know, celebrates the beginning of the new season, spring. Holi, as I remember back in my village, used to be the festival of vibrant joys, communal harmony (Hindu and Muslim community along with small group of Christian and some