2017 was the year that started with a great emphasis on women empowerment whether through social media campaigns or otherwise. We saw millions of women across the globe coming out and telling their stories of subjugation and harassment, something that was absent in the gender narrative for so long. Earlier when women would talk about […]

As a young Indian woman I am acutely aware of the social stigma attached to menstruation in our country. Your periods must not be talked about, your sanitary napkins must be strategically hidden, and you should definitely not put your hand in the pickle jar. But for me, my period is a time when I […]

Why are sanitary napkins taxed when beedis are tax free? NGO SheSays has started a campaign called #LahuKaLagaan which aims to push Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to abolish the tax on women’s sanitary products from the GST. Time to do away with the tax on Sanitary Napkins. Mr @arunjaitley, Sanitary Napkins must be affordable & […]