Social Norms  

A recent study published in the Lancet warns that India's total fertility rate (TFR) is projected to decrease to 1.29 by 2050, potentially leading to a significant population decline. The TFR has steadily declined from 6.18 in 1950 to 1.91 in 2021, falling below the replacement level needed for population stability.

Jharkhand’s Aditi Gupta did not like the restrictions posed on her during her periods. She wanted to break all the social norms and taboos attached to the topic of menstruation. Aditi started working on a project with her husband and created Menstrupedia Comic. Her comics dealing with various subjects are available in multiple languages all over the world.

Pooja was married off to an alcoholic husband without her knowing. She faced domestic violence for years before finally deciding to separate from her husband. Today, she drives an e-rickshaw to earn a living with hopes of a making her daughter’s life better.

The Supreme Court today directed the Centre to grant permanent commission to all women officers in the Army within three months, terming the Centre's argument of physiological limitations and social norms for denying them command posts "disturbing". Let’s find out more about this watershed moment in Indian Army, in this episode of Not For Women Only with Sunita Iyer.