Menstrual blood is where each of our lives began. Red dots of shame Why are we ashamed? To talk about the power our vaginas have! Have you too felt embarrassed to ask for [insert menstrual hygiene product here] at the…
Deukala, a middle aged woman, widowed for 5 years now, in the Far- Western Region of Nepal, was blamed to be the cause of her husband's death.Recently,she was accused of the death of a buffalo in her neighborhood and the…
Coming from a small village called Khadipur in Bhilwara District, Rajasthan India, Priyanka Vaishnav did not have a lot of encouraging stories regarding studies surrounding her. But, she always knew she wanted to study. She…
Sharon Mather: Urmila Chanam, why do you think Indian men do this( acid attack on girls and women)?I know other cultures occasionally are also guilty but it seems very common in India/Pakistan/Bangladesh. I’d like your…
(In response to 'Write a letter to a young lady in your life. What are your dreams for her?) The Letter A Proud Father Writes to his Daughter: Dear Milu, I know how surprised you will be to receive this email from me. I can…
‘This guy is gonna be in trouble after 10-15 years…@ #METOO …’ the caption to the photo read. Three others on the family whatsapp group had expressed how hilarious the forward was with an assortment of laughing emojis. I was…
My name is Aradhiya Khan and I'm a 21-year-old Pakistani transwoman activist, social worker, blogger and community mobilizer who has dedicated the past four years of my life towards promoting transgender equality, human…
This time yesterday I was walking with three close, long time friends to the top of the small mountain that is the centre of my city. We went to honour the 14 women killed and the women injured here in 1989 at the École…
Debarati Bhowmick is currently pursuing her post- graduation from Mumbai University. Dancing and writing are her passion. She writes short poems in my her time and she loves to interact with people from diverse backgrounds.…
Hi everyone, this is Minla, this is my first original song: It's Not Your Fault , to victims of sexual assault, abuse, harassment, rape. As survivors we tend to blame ourselves about what happened, but I want to say that it'…
I invite all the generous people, organisations,companies and all those who have an urge to bring equality in our world to join my mission in Pakistan so that we can educate and empower every single womanwhich is an only way…
We need Alternatives and trust Keshav Joshi (Menstruation is a taboo.) Now the world is facing the challenge of coronavirus but the women of Nepal are in double trouble, that the fear of corona and fear of government,…
It can be hard sometimes to capture the collective power of the women on World Pulse. I'm not always very articulate at helping someone who is new to this sisterhood see the tidal waves of impact that build here. But this…
I've been depressed for over two decades yet people don't see mental health issues as some thing to give utmost importance to. I started getting depressed at 8years old. Before now, I used to be a confident little girl full…
Now more than ever in times of the global pandemic and widespread school closures we should pay attention to most vulnerable children in our community. Out of school girls are in particularly vulnerable to #childmarriage #…
I'm so sad and I wish I had every power to change the situation around me.They government lie to us by saying that they've got funds for us if we wanna create jobs.It is so sad that whenever people try to make a business in…
--------------------------------------------------------------------- Unfortunately, a greater pandemic of heightened domestic abuse has been unleashed with the coronavirus pandemic…
A few years ago, I was reading a news article from Bangladesh about a young girl and her mother who had been at a refugee camp at Vavuniya, Sri Lanka. While there, they had both been attacked and raped, resulting in both the…
I am a feminist and an art activist. I started to paint again last 2014 to use painting as my diary. I love painting my story, I paint out of frustration, hatred, sadness and the emotions I had, and have at present. I paint…
Interview with Rosalina Brito. Rosalina Brito lives in the favela of Cidade de Deus, better known as CDD in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 50 years ago, is already great-grandmother. Rosalina has several talents. To inaugurate this…
There is hope for everyone! It was somewhere in the 90's, that I got to understood clearly the interpretation of this word "AIDS". It was a very sensitive word to use then! You have to be very careful with how you used it.…
In Africa and especially Cameroon where l come from the girl child is still highly unrecognised. Most parents especially fathers see girl children not as their children but as another man's property. So they don't invest in…
I still remember my first day of menstruation. I am from Nepal and menstruation is taken as impurity till today. I am sharing my story which is from 24 years back. So, you all can imagine how the situation was at that time.…
Exactly a week ago I posted on this platform about the Gambaga "Witches" Camp. A camp where innocent widows are accused as witches are send to live there for the rest if their lives. Oh Mine God! Please Which sinful human…
Synopsis of my interview: The Feminifesto Podcast, The Red Elephant Foundation, Breaking the Silence Campaign, Breaking the Silence Worldwide Foundation, Menstrual Hygiene Management, Women's Empowerment, Domestic Violence,…
