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One in five girls (20%) in India drop out of school due to lack of menstrual education and access to sanitary products.

This lack of awareness about menstruation and social taboos, limit girls’ and women’s lives. Restrictions like cooking, visiting places of worship, taking part in social activities and sleeping in isolated areas continue to persist.

These practices reinforce women and girls’ subordination and dependency, as they are forced to internalise shame, conceal their bodies, and limit their own agency in public spaces, often leading to reduced access to education and increased vulnerability to gender-based violence.

This , speak up about the existing inequities when it comes to periods and access to menstrual hygiene for all. By replacing stigma with education. And treating periods as just another bodily function that affects half the population.

पितृसत्ता और जेंडर आधारित सोच को बदलने के लिए सबसे ज़रूरी है एक मजबूत साथ और बराबरी की सोच।

आज 2026 में भी महिलाएँ और लड़कियाँ घर के कामों का असमान बोझ उठाती हैं। इससे उनके अवसर सीमित होते हैं और वे अक्सर घर तक ही सीमित रह जाती हैं। इस स्थिति को बदलने के लिए पुरुषों और लड़कों (वे लोग जो काम न करने के लिए अयोग्य या अनजान होने का बहाना करते हों) को आगे आना होगा और घर के कामों में बराबरी से हिस्सा लेना होगा। तभी सभी जेंडर के लोगों को अपनी पसंद का करियर चुनने, अपनी क्षमता विकसित करने और आत्मनिर्भर बनने की आज़ादी मिल सकेगी।

सीधी सी बात — अगर आप घर में रहते हैं, तो घर के काम भी आपकी जिम्मेदारी हैं!

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📢 Day 2 at Reframing Masculinities: Shifting Power for Gender Justice is here!

An exciting day of discussions, lived experiences, and consultations—bringing together researchers, academicians, ground practioners, and changemakers to reinterpret masculinities and figure out the road ahead.

📍 15 May 2026

✨ Programme on Day 2:

🔹 Panel unpacking how Masculinity Shapes Women’s Economic Participation

🔹 Parallel sessions exploring insights on working with men and boys, masculinities, SRHR, and wellbeing

🔹 Plenary discussion on navigating the challenges and opportunities in future

Together, we explore how masculinities can be reframed through dialogue, listening, and collective action.



Note: This is an invite only event.

🎉 Congratulations to all our Class 10 Azad Kishoris from Kolkata on successfully passing their board exams!

Their hard work, dedication, and resilience have brought this proud moment — and this is only the beginning. Four of our Azad Kishoris have chosen commerce as their stream in high school and another four have taken up Science as their choice of further study.

Kishoris, keep believing in your dreams, aim higher, and never underestimate the power of your education. The future belongs to educated, confident, and fearless young women — and we can’t wait to see all that you achieve.

Keep learning. Keep growing. Keep shining. ❤️

🎭 We will be closing Day 1 of the national conclave, “Reframing Masculinities: Shifting Power for Gender Justice,” with reflection, poetry, and powerful conversation.

Join us for ‘Mardon Se Ek Baat’ featuring acclaimed actor and poet, Raj Arjun.

Through stories, lived experiences, and dialogue, this special session invites us to question dominant ideas of masculinity and imagine more empathetic, equitable, and human ways of being.

🗓️ 14 May 2026

Let’s listen, reflect, and reframe together.

Note: This is an invite only event.



Sara Arjun International Center for Research on Women - Asia MenEngage Alliance

Day 1 of the National Conclave, “Reframing Masculinities: Shifting Power for Gender Justice,” will begin with keynote addresses by:

✨ Vrinda Grover, celebrated Lawyer & Human Rights and Women’s Rights Advocate

✨ Tanweer Fazal, Professor, BML Munjal University

These distinguished speakers will lay the foundation for two days of critical dialogue, reflection, and collective learning on masculinities, power, and gender justice.

🗓️ 14 May 2026

Let’s reimagine masculinities together.

Note: This is an invite only event.



International Center for Research on Women - Asia MenEngage Alliance Azim Premji Foundation

📢 Day 1 at Reframing Masculinities: Shifting Power for Gender Justice is here!

An engaging day of conversations, workshops, arts, media, and lived experiences—bringing together activists, researchers, artists, educators, and changemakers to rethink masculinities and advance gender justice.

📍 14 May 2026

✨ Programme on Day 1:

🔹 Panel on Masculinities in Transition exploring evidence, policy, and practice

🔹 Parallel sessions on sports, creative arts, backlash, and the manosphere

🔹 Plenary discussion on media’s role in shaping masculinity in India

Together, we explore how masculinities can be reframed through dialogue, accountability, creativity, and collective action.



Note: This is an invite only event.