V Rashmi Rao

Jan 31, 2024 | htsyndication.com | V Rashmi Rao

India, Jan. 31 -- It's the year 2024 and Indian women still have to deal with a lot of period poverty. Reports say that in only 14 Indian states, 9 out of 10 women have access to hygienic methods of menstrual hygiene management (MHM). Far away in a small village a girl is still embarrassed for getting her first period. There is no education about periods, schools and other places do not have clean toilets, forget access to sanitary products.

Jan 8, 2024 | womensweb.in | V Rashmi Rao |Reena Daruwalla

Fitness & Wellness This New Year, Would You Try Switching From FOMO To JOMO? The brain needs rest. Stress is a problem so often heard of these days. It is because people push themselves more than their bodies can take. Fresh into the new year, I acquired an iota of knowledge courtesy of the Washington Post. Actually, it was quite enlightening, considering the fact that I am so poorly educated in social media vocabulary! I got to know a new acronym: JOMO, which breaks down to the “joy of missing out”.

Jan 8, 2024 | htsyndication.com | V Rashmi Rao

India, Jan. 8 -- Trigger Warning: This deals with violence against women and may be triggering for survivors. When I just typed "Women Issues in India", I got a drop down list of various issues faced by women across India. Although, I wasn't fully surprised and shocked to see the list but was sad that after several years of independence and designing so many laws and rights for women, the issues remain the same. I would like to highlight some of the issues here.

Dec 18, 2023 | womensweb.in | V Rashmi Rao |Smita Das Jain |Reshma Rawat

Workplace Issues 5 Concrete Steps Employers Must Take To Break Silence Around Breastfeeding At The Workplace The disparity in laws and their enforcement often forces women in India to choose between their careers and children, leading to an “either-or” situation. In the bustling city of Mumbai, amidst the clatter of keyboards and the murmur of office chatter, Meera*, a software developer and a new mother, faces a dilemma that stresses her daily routine.

Nov 30, 2023 | htsyndication.com | V Rashmi Rao

India, Nov. 30 -- Women have always been put into specific roles, judged in a certain way and are assumed to do things that are best suited for everyone. Being a woman myself, I sometimes feel how do we get that superpower of juggling things and doing all without even complaining. And they say, women can't get it all!Women across the world are achieving every possible thing they want to, it's just that they need support, and motivation to handle it.