Tag: Women’s Health
Getting Pregnant is Harder Than It’s Made Out To Be
How easy is it to get pregnant? Rising infertility in India is leading to more couples seeking out reproductive experts.
Rantas and other Enslaving Bogeywomen: Muslim Girlhood in Kashmir
The myth of the Rantas tells Kashmiri girls and women: beware of yourselves.
UP’s Population Control Bill Unlikely to Stand the Test of Courts,...
While the draft Bill has been criticised for being election propaganda by the BJP, the Yogi Adityanath government has insisted that it has been introduced with the intent of bringing down the TFR to 2.1 by 2026 and 1.9 by 2030. What are the legal and policy implications of such legislation?
Abortions, the Woman’s Body, and the Disciplinary Power of the State
The woman’s body, always under scrutiny, is under greater surveillance as nation-states, including India, supposedly advance towards modern abortion laws.
The Tired Mom Continuum: The Silent Fatigue of Motherhood
There was a time not too long ago when each night, only a few steps between their beds and the bathroom, our sons would...
Femtech Says It’s Empowering Women, but Is It Commodifying Them Too?
The concept of ‘Femtech’—or technology “which addresses women's biological needs”—is so interlinked with the women’s health apps, that the term itself is credited to...
