According to a report by Girls Not brides, 12 million girls are married before the age of 18 every year. This is equal to 23 girls every minute or nearly one every two seconds. If the same trends continue, 150 million more girls will be married as children by 2030.
In the end, Indian parents end up failing their girls by telling them to compromise or adjust and forget all the virtues of equality that they had instilled in them since childhood. It suddenly becomes of paramount importance that their daughter’s life charts the course determined for her by the very patriarchal society, which we looked down upon as a deterrent to her prosperity.
Even today, menstruating girls are not just forbidden from the kitchens and the temples, but are being forced to skip schools. According to a report in The Times Of India, girls from Rautgara village, Pithoragarh are forced to skip their schools during those five days of the month, because a temple dedicated to a local […]
When it comes to empowerment of girls in India, liberating them from kitchen duties is yet to happen in our society. Most parents may be open to educating their daughters, and even “letting” them have a job. But one thing that most Indian households still agree on is that all girls should learn to cook, […]
Indian families do not find it viable to invest in their girls. But why is it so? What is the root cause of this problem and how can we work towards combating it? These questions were an important point of discussion in the first panel at the #RETHINK event in Patna, organised by Breakthrough India in […]
A recent advertisement for a girls school published in the newspapers, shows a little girl grooming herself, with a backdrop of the most “girly” things possible. The pink background shows sketches of high-heeled shoes, compact powder, a jar of cream and other cosmetic paraphernalia. What’s missing here are textbooks and reference to any extra-curricular activities associated […]
The results of the Combined Defence Services (CDS) examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission are out and as always, girls have done a commendable job. Shruti Vinod Shrikhande made Pune proud as she is the National topper among girls. Daughter of Brigadier Vinod Shrikhande, Shruti is a student of ILS Law College and an alumna […]
Ankit Jaglan, a science student of DAV College, Sector 10, Chandigarh has been chosen as the best air wing NCC cadet of India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi felicitated her with a gold medal in New Delhi on January 28. Daughter of a retired Haryana police constable, Randhir Jaglan, this Hisar girl has two elder sisters. She aspires […]
Young girls across the country are proving their mettle in chosen fields. This time, two students of Lucknow University have been selected to represent India at the 14th Asian cross-country championship. The girls, Kavita Yadav and Khushbu Gupta, are currently in the first year of BA. They are among the four under-20 athletes selected for the championship, […]
Indians seem to be finally ending their obsession with giving birth to a male heir. According to the recently released National Family Health Survey (NFHS) data, men and women from the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Muslims, rural people and those from the lower rungs of the economic ladder are keener to have a daughter. Know more about the report: […]
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