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Brushstrokes: Word’s Worth
A poster that reads, "Female condom is a polyurethane sheath that has a flexible ring at both ends. It is approximately 3 inches wide and 7 inches long. Its efficacy is known to be around 79-95%. It reduces the risk of STI and HIV transmission." In the background is an image of a dictionary and a condom with a female face."
Brushstrokes: Word’s Worth

[slideshow_deploy id=’6411′] In a culture where sex is depicted all over media messaging, it’s funny how the word itself is…
By Curated Content
August 15, 2015
Brushstrokes: Word’s Worth
Damage
Doodle. A long O shape with three x's drawn on its very top, one over the other.
Damage

When I was younger, someone took a knife to my clitoris and cut out a small but significant part of…
By Curated Content
August 15, 2015
Damage
Why Is Menstruation A Woman’s ‘Worst Kept Secret’?
In Plainspeak English Audit In Plainspeak English Audit 100% 10 Two girls in school uniforms with pleated hair. One says something to another in her ear, giggling. Screen reader support enabled. Two girls in school uniforms with pleated hair. One says something to another in her ear, giggling.
Why Is Menstruation A Woman’s ‘Worst Kept Secret’?

This post is part of TARSHI’s #TalkSexuality campaign on Comprehensive Sexuality Education in collaboration with Youth Ki Awaaz. The author chose to remain anonymous. Menstruation was…
By Curated Content
August 1, 2015
Why Is Menstruation A Woman’s ‘Worst Kept Secret’?
August 1, 2015
DIASPORIC VALUES // Part I
Gayatri Buragohain on Women and Technology in India
A woman sitting on floor, teaching something to some girls sitting in front of her on the floor in a house.
Gayatri Buragohain on Women and Technology in India

By Kirk L. Kroeker, Communications of ACM on 20/1/2011 Gayatri Buragohain, India’s ACM-W Ambassador and a member of the ACM…
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July 15, 2015
Gayatri Buragohain on Women and Technology in India
Brushstrokes: Songs of Selfies
Cut-outs of selfies of various people stuck on a yellow wall. On the top is pasted in black cut-out paper, "Exhibiting the self". Cut-outs of music symbols are pasted in between the selfies.
Brushstrokes: Songs of Selfies

[slideshow_deploy id=’6357′] The songs of selfies played its colourful tune, with selfies coming out as musical notes from the gramophone kept…
By Curated Content
July 15, 2015
Brushstrokes: Songs of Selfies
A woman giving birth naturally in water at home
A woman giving birth in water. Her hair is tied in a pony tail, and she is wearing a pink bra.
A woman giving birth naturally in water at home

[slideshow_deploy id=’6238′] While the field of reproductive health has been upgraded and equipped with the latest technology of the 21st…
By Curated Content
July 1, 2015
A woman giving birth naturally in water at home
TROPES VS WOMEN IN VIDEO GAMES
TROPES VS WOMEN IN VIDEO GAMES
July 1, 2015
TROPES VS WOMEN IN VIDEO GAMES
‘Trans Bodies, Trans Selves’: A Modern Manual By And For Trans People
Book cover for 'Trans Bodies, Trans Selves', showing a collage of bright colours with the name of book and author written on it
‘Trans Bodies, Trans Selves’: A Modern Manual By And For Trans People

This article was originally published at NPR.org The growing number of people who identify as transgender is raising a lot…
By Curated Content
June 17, 2015
‘Trans Bodies, Trans Selves’: A Modern Manual By And For Trans People
Brushstrokes
Picture of three women standing in line, dressed in various bright clothing.
Brushstrokes

[slideshow_deploy id=’6065′] The following photographs question our notions of beauty and an ‘ideal’ body. Rahul Saharan shot a series of…
By Curated Content
June 1, 2015
Brushstrokes
Channel 4 presents a new kind of pop artist
Channel 4 presents a new kind of pop artist
June 1, 2015
Channel 4 presents a new kind of pop artist
To Recognize Friendship is to Hear the Unspoken
Illustration of multiple figures interjoined with each other
To Recognize Friendship is to Hear the Unspoken

Paromita Vohra is a film-maker and writer whose work focuses on desire, feminism and popular culture. This article was originally…
By Curated Content
May 15, 2015
To Recognize Friendship is to Hear the Unspoken
Mamahood is not one size fits all
Illustration of two mothers of different body types, one of them holding a baby in her arms and another one holding up her toddler on her shoulders
Mamahood is not one size fits all

[slideshow_deploy id=’5968′] Mamahood is not one size fits all. All mamas deserve to be seen and honored in cards that…
By Curated Content
May 15, 2015
Mamahood is not one size fits all
Brushstrokes
Photo of a lesbian couple, one of them dressed in Indian bridal clothes and the other dressed in Western bridal clothes
Brushstrokes

[slideshow_deploy id=’5886′] In India, non-heterosexual couples cannot openly celebrate their love and their relationships or form families. However, Indians living…
By Curated Content
May 1, 2015
Brushstrokes
How I live ‒ and try to die ‒ with schizophrenia
Headshot of Mental Health advocate Reshma Valliapan, where the upper half of her face is visible, and the text 'my life as a schizophrenist - Reshma Valliapan' is written on top/
How I live ‒ and try to die ‒ with schizophrenia

The following is an excerpt from Fallen, Standing: My Life as a Schizophrenist by Reshma Valliappan. This was first excerpted…
By Curated Content
April 15, 2015
How I live ‒ and try to die ‒ with schizophrenia
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