Mahima Jain

“To say that something is not affected by gender in some way is ignoring the reality of our daily lives,” said Michelle Kaufman, Director of the Gender Equity Unit at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. “Gender underlies everything we do in our daily lives and our work, how we interact with others,” she said. 

The key is identifying gender-based violence in villages early, together with counselling services at the lowest levels and support by ASHAs. This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center 

This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center.

The Indian government is set to merge Childline with emergency rescue services; social workers concerned about continuity of child-friendly systems

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Trigger warning: discussion of sexual assault and self-harm