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Sushila Nayar: The Public Health Hero We All Should Know About

WebThank you! Dr Sushila Nayar was a central figure in the development of health care programs and educational institutes in India for more than 40 years. Born in …

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Healthcare Intake Forms At Medical Facilities Aren’t Trans Inclusive

WebHaving only “Gender” in the intake forms can also lead to misdiagnosis and makes it difficult for healthcare providers to correctly understand their patients’ needs. For example, a …

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Reproductive Justice: A Framework For Empowering Women And …

WebReproductive rights – addressed legal issues and emphasised the protection of women’s rights to reproductive health services. Reproductive justice – encompassing both access …

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Changing The Narrative Of Women's Menstrual Hygiene: RIO Pads …

WebLaunched in March 2018, Asmita made the sanitary pads accessible at a very low cost of eight pads for Rs 5 and Rs 24 for young girls and women, respectively. It follows the four …

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Queering Mental Health: Mental Health From The Margins

WebQueering mental health is necessary to respond to the needs of queer clients by incorporating the stressors inherent in living on the margins of a heterosexually defined …

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भारत में जन स्वास्थ्य का मुद्दा क्यों राजनीतिक …

Webभारत में स्वास्थ्य से जुड़ी सार्वजनिक नीतियां और स्वास्थ्य संबंधी बुनियादी व्यवस्था को सुचारु बनाना, नीति निर्माताओं के बीच …

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Gender Equality In The Healthcare Sector: How (Un)Fair Is The …

WebMany a time, women are also subjected to molestation and other kinds of sexual harassment in the workplace. This adds to lowering the morale of a woman …

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Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy: Founder Of Adyar Cancer Institute #

WebDr. Reddy also started the Cancer Relief Fund, which has now developed into an all-India institution combining research and therapy. She declared her intent to start a hospital for …

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What Is Womanism

WebIntersectionality is an analytical framework for understanding how aspects of a person’s social and political identities combine to create different modes of discrimination and …

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Anandibai Joshi: India’s First Woman Doctor of Medicine #

WebAnandibai Joshi was born into a family of impoverished Marathi landlords in 1865 in Kalyan, Maharashtra. At the age of 9, she was married to a widower 20 years her senior, …

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Public Toilets For Women: Inadequate Facilities Hamper Social And

WebWhere does gender figure? Over the years, a few policies have attempted to address universal sanitation. The Swachh Bharat Mission, launched in 2014, aimed to …

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Adolescent Fertility: An Important Health Issue Sidelined By Social

WebAdolescent fertility rate is defined as the number of births per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 19. Having children this early in life exposes adolescent girls to unnecessary risks. …

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A Day In The Life Of The Women Beedi Rollers In West Bengal's …

WebThe workers’ compensations have hardly increased in the last 20 years. Rafia Bibi has rolled beedis at rates as low as INR 30, about 10-15 years back. “I had to roll beedis for any …

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Gender, Sickness And Capitalism: A Look At Johanna Hedva's Sick …

WebThe binary of ‘sickness’ and ‘wellness’ in Sick Woman Theory. In the following sections of their essay, Hedva emphasises how the concept of ‘ wellness ,’ is a …

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Book Review: The Bell Jar By Sylvia Plath Feminism in India

WebAlthough the world knows of the tragic end to Plath’s life by suicide in 1963, it is worthwhile to read this eloquently written book to discover whether Esther finally is liberated from …

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An Ecosystem Of Support: In Conversation With The Queer-Trans …

WebThe Queer-Trans Wellness and Support Center is the first of its kind center in Hyderabad. It aims to provide emergency services (helpline, access to counselling and …

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What Are Gender-Responsive Public Services

Web4. What does GRPS include? These services include infrastructure such as water and sanitation, roads and transport, electricity and care services, including early …

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The Historical Erasure Of India's Groundbreaking Dalit Feminism

WebIn Indian history, the women’s rights movement finds its origins in the Bengal renaissance: a radical shift advocating societal reform, aspiring to adhere to modernity whilst deriving …

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