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Are Women in India Economically Empowered?
Komal Gesala is currently studying in T.Y.BCom from Mithibai College. She loves writing short stories and blogging in her spare time. Are Women in India Economically Empowered? India became the fastest growing economy in 2018 and surpassed even China. India is overtaking every [...]Read more
Limited Participation of #WomenInPolitics and how to encourage more #IndianWomenInPolitics
On 25th January 2019, ahead of Repulic Day, Raakhee Suryaprakash @10sunshinegal conducted a tweetchat on ‘Limited Participation of #WomenInPolitics and how to encourage more #IndianWomenInPolitics” The tweetchat began by asking the audience what were the various [...]Read more
Health and Sanitation in India
On 18th January 2019, Vidhi Chandani @vidhi_chandani conducted a tweetchat on the looming issue of the lack of health and sanitation in India. We were joined by guests- Dasra @dasra, WaterAid India @WaterAidIndia and Thea Care App @WomensHealth_in The tweetchat began by asking [...]Read more
Need for Economic Empowerment of Women
On 11th Jan 2019, Varsha Bhargavi @VarshaBhargavi conducted a tweetchat on the ‘Need for Economic Empowerment of Women’. Varsha began the chat with a startling fact that the labour force participation rate among all Indian women is 27% and a mere 19% in urban areas. [...]Read more
Is Housework still a Woman’s Responsibility?
On 4th Jan 2019 Tamana Baghla @BaghlaTamana conducted a tweetchat about household chores still being a woman’s responsibility. Tamana Baghla wished to take up the issue of gender roles within a house and began the chat by asking the audience why housework and raising [...]Read more
Advertising, Sexism and Accountability
On 28th December, Kritisha Jain @jainkritisha from I Will Go Out 2017 @iwillgoout2017 conducted a thought-provoking tweetchat on ‘Advertising, Sexism and Accountability’. The chat began by asking the audience the different ways through which the Indian Advertising [...]Read more
Breaking the Taboo on Puberty and Menstruation
Our Youth Outreach Officer at Delhi, Vanshika Deswal along with Kajal Antil, Campus Ambassador from SBS, organised an awareness workshop on Puberty and Menstruation on 10th December 2018. This was conducted at a community in Majnu Ka Tila along with fellows from Teach For India. [...]Read more
Youth Innovation Challenge Finals
Red Dot Foundation (Safecity) was approved to host a UN Habitat’s Urban Thinkers Campus (UTC). Along with its organising partners, Developmatrix and The Urban Vision and knowledge partner, the US Consulate Mumbai, we designed a social incubator for the Youth Design Innovation [...]Read more
Breaking the Stigma of Mental Health, Building Safer Communities for Survivors of Abuse
On Friday 1st December 2018, Radhika Shankar @rads_shanks conducted a tweetchat on “Breaking the Stigma of Mental Health, Building Safer Communities for Survivors of Abuse” during the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. The chat began by asking the [...]Read more
Safety of Women at Workplace #16Days
Naina Jha conducted a workshop for 25 women of Jagran Sangini Club on “Safety of Women at Workplace” on 28th November, during 16 days of Activism. Everyone shared their views on how women can stay safe at their workplace. Most of the women were of the view that women should not [...]Read more