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Women in the workforce

By A B 25th February, 2020

For many women who leave their oppressive personal spaces to join the workforce, harassment is a daily reality. Their decision to leave the domesti...

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#WWW

By Breakthrough Team 7th January, 2019

#HumSeHainHimmat As of 2019, there are ___ million people on Twitter, a really staggering number. But we only hear from a countable few on a daily ...

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Adolescent Empowerment

By Breakthrough Team 23rd October, 2017

How can you hope to win a fight when you don’t start on an even playing field? For generations, Indian girls have been losing the battle for autono...

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Early Marriage

By Breakthrough Team 27th July, 2017

Think of all the wonderful things a young girl hopes to be when she grows up. All of her dreams for the future are crushed by a society that is eag...

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Gender-Biased Sex Selection

By Breakthrough Team 27th July, 2017

It’s a sad fact that even in this day and age, girls are still considered a burden for the family. The ‘burden’ of their physical safety and dowry ...

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Sexual Harassment

By Breakthrough Team 27th July, 2017

The phrase ‘Eve Teasing’ belittles the extent and enormity of the trauma that comes with acts of sexual violence and harassment. Any offensive beha...

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Domestic Violence

By Breakthrough Team 27th July, 2017

1 in 3 women in India suffer sexual and physical violence at home. What should be their safe haven, is the realm of terror, one they can’t speak up...