She Matters Archives | IndianSpice

Arré: How I lost my kids to technology and later won them back!

Indianspice Staff Reporter January 19, 2019 0 627

It can get a little lonely when they are sitting right in front of you, peering into those phone screens that cast a sinister glow on their faces and makes them occasionally chuckle loudly to themselves.

Sara Ali Khan spoke about PCOS. So what’s stopping us?

Indianspice Staff Reporter December 17, 2018 0 867

I’d had the disorder, PCOS – which affects one in 10 Indian women – for years before I sought help for it.

#SheMatters: I am fat because my body houses all my trauma

Naufal Khan November 27, 2018 0 969

I was constantly being told that I needed to lose weight to look good, to find a boyfriend, to be accepted.

Breastfeeding & the tears: How Runa pumped milk, wrote & raised a son

The Quint October 3, 2018 0 882

Runa Mukherjee Parikh is the author of the book 'Your Truth, My Truth' shares her journey of being a working mom in India.

‘Miracle baby’ photo goes viral. The truth about IVF

Indianspice Staff Reporter August 25, 2018 0 1,521

The image is that of a newborn surrounded by syringes arranged in the shape of a heart. The photo, which was posted on social media on August 11, has been melting hearts of people ever since.

#SheMatters: On Tinder I am not here to baby 20-somethings

Indianspice Staff Reporter August 13, 2018 0 1,263

I’m a rare breed. I recognise “u up” as the millennial mating call. But I draw the line at “I’m really into older women” because that’s Indian guyspeak for “Please be my substitute momma.”

Raising Warrior Women

Saffiya Ismail August 9, 2018 0 1,020

Somewhere in the world a woman is affected by femicide, oppression, career growth is stunted because of her gender, fighting for equal pay, fighting against abuse. She is fighting to wear a hijab when the world is out to sensationalize women’s bodies.

Chant of a Million Women poetry by Shirani Rajapakse

Indianspice Staff Reporter August 5, 2018 0 803

The internationally-published and award-winning author and poet has a clear talent for channelling a diverse range of perspectives to explore identity, values and women’s role in society.

The history of sanitary napkins and how it has evolved over time

Indianspice Staff Reporter July 23, 2018 0 405

Though most men may shirk away when it comes to the 'period talk', sanitary napkins ironically were initially made for them.

Nivashni Nair-Sukhdev: I did not always want to be a mother

Indianspice Staff Reporter June 5, 2018 0 2,624

Her son Riav will one day learn of an amazing journey of his mom who was battling the condition better known as PCOS or Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and infertility, this is her story.