Health

From menstruation to fertility and mental health, we combat cultural stigma and taboo, while empowering women to embrace their bodies and minds.

May 23, 2024

When it comes to eye health, the gender gap is an abyss

Eye health is saturated with gender inequality. Not only are women more likely than men to be blind or have a visual impairment, but they face additional barriers to access health services that may help treat them.

May 13, 2024

We’re stuck with the question of whether or not to have children – and no, it’s not our fault

We’re addicted to asking all of the questions: “Will you do it?” “What has your friend said about it?” “When do you think you’ll go through with it?”

May 13, 2024

What happens when school girls are not able to afford sanitary pads in rural schools?

Watsemba Miriam, a documentary photojournalist, visited two schools in the Bududa district of Uganda to find out how school girls deal with their monthly periods.

May 11, 2024

Motherhood has been my greatest reckoning

I mistakenly saw my child as being a vessel by which to heal me, but this is where I was wrong. She was not my vessel to heal, but my stimulus. If I didn’t heal my wounds, then she would have to.

May 8, 2024

My grey hair is slowly becoming woven into my identity

Som Puri, 39, reflects on her experience going grey and choosing not to colour and the societal perceptions around letting yourself go.

April 23, 2024

“Conversations that many shy away from”: Bumble’s Give Me A Buzz podcast promises to dig deep into the dating game

From ethical non-monogamy to body positivity and dating with a disability, sexologist Chantelle Otten and Lucille McCart say nothing is off limits.

April 17, 2024

He didn’t hit me—but that doesn’t mean he didn’t hurt me

I have carried the weight of these stories with me for my whole life, because I wasn’t brave enough to speak out—and because I didn’t want to accept it. But we can’t heal what we don’t talk about.

April 4, 2024

A new 60-day prescription policy may halve your visits to the GP and pharmacy

The changes will be particularly helpful for women living with conditions including epilepsy, breast cancer, type 2 diabetes, inflammatory bowel diseases and more.

March 20, 2024

Beating period stigma with betel vines

In the coastal villages of Odisha, in eastern India, women do not work on betel vineyards due to an age-old menstruation taboo. But some women are rebelling. What does it take to fight against the society?

March 18, 2024

Music does wonders for your brain. Here’s how it works

As artists like Taylor Swift, Stormzy and Fred Again grace our shores, psychologist and Flow State Space founder Rashida Dungarwalla reflects on one of her core passions: the psychology of music.
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