Author: rheakhandelwal

Rhea is a student at Mater Dei School, New Delhi. Growing up in a hidebound environment, she experienced various challenges—from body shaming to misogyny— at a young age. She tries to raise awareness on stigmatized social issues in the hopes that no other child will ever feel the need to clip their wings in order to confirm to society’s narrow mindset. Rhea is a science fanatic with a special appreciation for the performing arts, and If not reading, she can be found watching Netflix or taking a nap.

Free Menstrual Products Can Combat Illiteracy

The Taboo Menstruation: a monthly visitor for 50 percent of humankind. Yet, it’s a subject of taboo across cultures. Some believe period blood to be contaminated and don’t permit women to enter religious settings and kitchens, and others think that if a menstruating woman touches flowers, they’ll die. In the relatively developed parts of the […]

Employers Need to Take on Childcare Penalty Now

Every income gap debate begins with the same statement— Women make 79 cents for every dollar a man makes. Although this statistic is factually accurate, it merely compares the median wages of men and women working in the United States and does not acknowledge the intricacies of the problem— how the gap affects people of […]