Social Awareness

If a woman cries in front of her friends or family, the reaction will be, "Oh poor girl, she must be feeling sad or depressed," and people will feel bad for her. But, if it was a man, then? "Oh boy, be a man", "Don't cry like girls, be strong" and tons of speech on masculinity. WHY?  Are they not humans? Are they stoic and impassive? Can't men be sensitive? Why does society teach us that men are considered to be strong, both mentally and physically?  Why only women are considered to be sensitive? Because of this stereotypical thinking of our society, men who are depressed, men who are the victims of gender-based crimes are ashamed or afraid of talking about their problems and their mental health, because they would be considered weak and unmasculine by our so-called literate society. According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, men died by suicide at a rate of 3.54% higher than women in 2017. Depression and suicide are ranked as a l...

A little girl was walking back home from her school. While walking down the street, she was licking a lollipop and she was in a jovial mood. But something was wrong. Every person she passed by stared at her, and gave her a weird look. Some teen-aged boys playing on the street were even laughing at her. She got confused. She thought why the people were acting strange, until she realized that her skirt was stained with blood. She, had her first DISCHARGE!  She stood there appalled. The lollipop in her hand fell down. Sweat and tears ran down her face and she couldn't think of anything rather than running away. She felt embarrassed, annoyed and exasperated. She just wanted her dignity back...  This is what every woman in this country feels like. 'Menstruation' is something which is kept private, because people feel ashamed of talking about it. Even sanitary pads are wrapped in a newspaper or in a black polythene when they are sold. In India, it is still considered as a taboo a...