Campaign Corner

It's not enough to #BreakTheBias
we must #RepairTheBiasDamage too

Every year, International Women's Day brings so many stances on women's rights by so many people and organisations. But the time has now come to see change-driven action as well. Gender bias has spread its influence in all aspects of life, from home to the government. We brought together suggestions for steps that can be taken to make amends for preconceived notions created by gender bias.

 

Women's rights face a two-faced internet

While the internet has made SRHR information more available, the biased algorithms and censorship of social media platforms also prevents evidence-based facts from reaching a lot of people.

How well do you know about India's recently amended abortion laws?

The 2021 amendment in India's MTP Act has brought significant changes to the accessibility and regulations of abortion in India. If you haven't caught up with the details, watch this video by Dr. Kalpana Apte, Secretary General of Family Planning Association of India, Member organisation of Pratigya Campaign coalition, to understand everything.

Women's legal marriage age is now 21 instead of 18. Does this step really empower women?

Debanjana Choudhuri, Gender and Climate Specialist, participated in a dialogue with The Economic Times to speak up about the gaping holes in this new legislation that seeks to solve the problems associated with early marriage, but overlooks many other implications of stripping young people of their autonomy.

Adding to this conversation is Anubha Rastogi, Campaign Advisory Group member at Pratigya Campaign and independent lawyer, in this in-depth, data-led article for the Mint.

How do ideals of masculinity affect gender-based violence?

Our partner YP Foundation collaborated with Breakthrough India to conduct a session on Men, Masculinities, and More as a part of the summit on Envisioning a World Without Gender-Based Violence.

Abortion is essential, even during a pandemic. Then why the limited access?

The pandemic changed the ecosystem of healthcare entirely. Although abortion was identified as an essential service during March 2020, tele-medicine abortion didn't make the cut. In an interview with BW Wellbeing, Gender and Climate Specialist Debanjana Choudhuri highlights the need for incorporating Medical Abortion with tele-medicine.

The impact of sex ratio on access to safe abortion

Female to male sex ratio finally improved in data in report by NFHS. What does that mean for safe abortion? We brought together experts from our partner organisations to view NFHS-5 report from the safe abortion lens.

Making workplaces safer for women

Creating safer workplaces for women is not possible without redressing and resolving many long-standing issues. South Asia Women Foundation India held a webinar to hold this very important conversation.

Understanding self-managed abortions

Abortion is an individual decision, yet our policies have not made it completely autonomous. Despite that, many abortions are self-managed, using medical abortion pills. But many questions arise on the safety, legality, and quality of this method. To answer these questions, we collaborated with Ibis Reproductive Health and launched a social media toolkit to document experiences and journeys on safe medical abortion.

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