Karnataka’s garment factories: a fight for women workers

Garment factories in Karnataka are breeding grounds for sexual predators, often trapping women employees into the sex work industry.  ASI study shows around 20 million involved in the sex work industry. Bengaluru Urban has the highest number of sex workers among all the districts in Karnataka with over 21 thousand in the industry. Among the […]

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Anemia after pregnancy, a common condition in women of rural Karnataka

Najma was happy about her pregnancy, but her joy lasted for four months only. In January this year, severe abdomen pain woke her up at night; leaving her in tears with the news of miscarriage.  Najma Maibusab Mujavar got married last year at the age of 19. The reason behind her miscarriage as stated in […]

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Family Planning: A burden on Indian Women

Women in India alone carry the responsibility of contraception in India, even if it sometimes comes with a health warning. Alka, 35, decided to get sterilized along with the c-section when she had her second child. The process is called ‘postpartum sterilisation’ and is generally considered to be safe. However for Alka, the decision was […]

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A trail of never-ending sexism in newsrooms

Discriminated for beat allocations, doubted for potential, judged on physical appearance, subject to sexist remarks, women journalists in Indian newsrooms have been suffering the brunt of patriarchal mindsets since ages, and it continues. Aditi (name changed), a newspaper reporter, went to cover Uttar Pradesh elections in Muzaffarnagar five years back. Since she was a fresher […]

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Acceptance of male sterilization remains low in Karnataka

Female sterilization is the most accepted contraceptive among couples. One out of 10 men uses condoms according to the National Family Health Survey-5. Rama Belgavi, (38) of Harohalli in Bengaluru’s rural area, was dressed in a faded blue saree with her head covered by her pallu and spoke hesitantly, “After my second child during the […]

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