Women working in garment factories in Bengaluru are facing health issues due to unhealthy working conditions. Health concerns towards women workers in garment factories have drastically increased as published in a report by International Journal of Advanced Community Medicine. As per the report; 52 percent women faces musculoskeletal disorders, 43 percent faces anemia along with […]
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While there has been an improvement in the number of women holding positions in boardrooms, the participation rate continues to remain low as compared to the workforce. The number of women holding board positions in companies has increased over the years but this increase has been quite slow. From 12.4 percent participation rate in 2017, […]
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NGOs step in as govt school girls aren’t getting any Despite the re-implementation of the Shuchi scheme by the Karnataka government in the financial year 2021-22, government schools in Bengaluru are still not receiving sanitary napkins. The scheme aims at distributing sanitary pads among adolescent girls in government schools and PU colleges. No school has […]
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‘To create fear, strong punishment should be given’ Bengaluru: A horrifying video of a woman being brutally assaulted and raped by four men and a woman has been circulated on a porn site. This is not the first time a rape video has made its way to cyberspace. Neha Dalal, a psychologist and professor at L.S. […]
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Number of registered cases of sexual assault are on the rise, experts suggest proper mental care for the victims and maintenance of data by the government. By Upasana Banerjee Bengaluru: Bharathi, a domestic worker of about 40 years old who is a mother to two daughters, 24 and 18, has been working as a maid […]
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The health department of Karnataka achieved half of its mandated targets of sterilization, condom distribution in 2018-2019. For me, family planning is about the ideal family: parents and two children, said Latika Chaudhury (40), a senior coordinator and homemaker from Electronic City. “(Family) planning is required not only for planning the number of children, but […]
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Being a working woman in India has never been as easy as making a lemonade out of lemons. It has always been a tough mental exercise for them to be able to handle as they face gender discrimination at several stages at their workplace. According to a recent study and survey conducted, out of 250 […]
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Pads are disastrous for the environment, time for cloth to make a comeback. Bengaluru: ‘That time of the month.’ You’ve just opened your cupboard taken a pad out of a blue packet. A newspaper in the other, you got to the washroom (you know the routine). In the final step, you toss the blood-soaked pad […]
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Less known women entrepreneurs of our country, creating history by standing against all odds and doing great in their businesses. Vapi– Out of 58.5 million entrepreneurs in India, women in business only comprise of 8.05 million. As per the sixth economic census released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. In India, the number […]
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From 2008-09 to 2018-19 the number of c-section surgeries increased by four times in private hospitals, says Health Management Information System. No matter which part of the world you live in, the arrival of a child is a joyous occasion for every mother. Another similarity among these mothers is the experience of giving birth, as […]
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