In The Breakthrough Voice

Why Are We Protecting The Institution Of Marriage By Justifying Marital Rape?

By Barsha Chakraborty 27th September, 2017

Since childhood, we have been taught to perceive marriage as a pious institution. We have been taught that marriage is a beautiful and romantic bon...

In The Breakthrough Voice

Can Anything Stop A Determined Woman?

By 10th August, 2017

*Trigger warning* This is a story about a girl. A girl who could attend school only for half a year because her parents could not afford the school...

In Impact Stories

The Story of Chanda: An Agent of Change

By Chanda Khan 10th February, 2017

I am Chanda Khan. I currently work at Breakthrough and I am also pursuing my Master’s in Social Work. It was through a public service announcement ...

In The Breakthrough Voice

A Letter

By 1st February, 2017

Ramesh, I went to the temple in the morning. To pray for a better verdict. My mind mocked and laughed. But my heart believed. I have always been na...

In FYI

Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005

By Nyaaya 27th January, 2017

Like the multi-headed serpent Hydra in Greek Mythology, violence against women in India covers many aspects− sexual, social, personal, and public. ...

In The Breakthrough Voice

Enforcing the ‘Natural Order of Things’

By Richa Tyagi 25th January, 2017

When an all men cabinet takes decisions about women’s bodies especially in the world’s most powerful nation and one can no longer say it was just s...

In The Breakthrough Voice

How Do We Envision Safety For The Girl Child?

By Rajshri Sen 18th October, 2016

I don’t recall a time in my growing up years in Delhi when my sister and I were issued safety warnings, to constantly look behind our shoulde...

In In Focus

This Women’s Day is About Being Contrarian

By Breakthrough 8th March, 2016

Sometimes research findings are starkly revealing! Take this for example – if half of the country’s population is women (though fast dw...

In The Breakthrough Voice

Gender Discrimination in India: Causes and Solutions

By Breakthrough 7th March, 2016

Returning from my office in the metro one evening, I overheard a conversation between a woman and her daughter that left me shaken about the condit...

In The Breakthrough Voice, हिंदी

सम्मान के नाम पर हत्या बनाम ऑनर किलिंग

By Breakthrough 29th February, 2016

उत्तर भारत के कई राज्यों में प्रेमी जोड़ों की हत्याओं की घटनाएं लगातार बढती जा रही हैं। इसका मतलब यह नहीं है कि पहले ऑनर किलिंग नहीं होती थी। ऑनर क...