"My grandmother would wake me really early to go swimming with me at Anderson Club. She swam and exercised every morning, and this was her routine for a few days before she passed away.
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#IndianAthlete #WomenInSports #History #RepresentingIndia #WomenEmpowerment

She believed she had survived long because of how fit she was," says Ritendranath Mitra, grandson of Bengal's gifted athlete #IlaMitra who⁠
once qualified in 1940 to compete in the #Olympics.⁠
⁠
At 12, she was well-recognised in the region for her sports abilities.⁠

Her proud father would take her for swimming practice and escort her to several track competitions all through the city while managing his office schedule.⁠

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Rathish M

@dearrathish

Top 10 reasons to support #Vikraman𓃵 &
Why #Vikraman deserves to win #BiggBossTamil6 title

1. Never shied away from questioning any sort of abuse or unethical practices. Always took a stand for victims including his haters like #Dhana #Amudhu #Ayesha etc. #BiggBossTamil

Top 10 reasons to support #Vikraman𓃵 &
Why #Vikraman deserves to win #BiggBossTamil6 title

2. Never played safe games like #Myna #Mani #ADK etc. like how they used to side with power centers. Slyly avoid & get away from the issue by playing highly diplomatic #BiggBossTamil

Top 10 reasons to support #Vikraman𓃵 &
Why #Vikraman deserves to win #BiggBossTamil6 title

3. Never been disrespectful to anyone, even to those who spewed venom and hate against him (examples #Amudhu , #Azeem , #Dhana ). Treated people with respect & dignity #BiggBossTamil

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The Better India

@thebetterindia

“While working at grassroots levels, I realised the huge gap in implementing government schemes. We have a lot of schemes, but they often don’t reach the bottom of the pyramid," says Aniket Deogar.
@haqdarshak

#Entrepreneurs #Startup #People #WomenEmpowerment #SharkTankIndia

He helps facilitate welfare schemes for people across the country while targeting their problems through his #social enterprise, #Haqdarshak.

The start-up appoints local women in villages who go door-to-door and help people apply for government schemes and file paperwork covering areas like education, housing, health, employment, small businesses and COVID-19-related benefits.

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Abner Manzar

@AbnerManzar

@DEFindia

I travelled to nearly 200 villages in 15 states in India to document the story of Digital development in India through @DEFindia ‘s work. Posting 10 photographs through the #DigitalStoriesOf2022 series. @OsamaManzar

@DEFindia

#DigitalStoriesOf2022 Part One: Persons with disabilities in rural India interacting with successful people from urban India under DEF’s mentorship initiative. #DEF20Years
📍 Nuh, Haryana
@DEFindia @OsamaManzar @khanamirullah @shalinikala @natashabadhwar

@DEFindia

#DigitalStoriesOf2022 Part Two: An elderly woman taking digital literacy classes without any background in education. DEF’s curriculum also reaches those who have no educational background.
#DEF20Years
📍 Mewat Region, Haryana
@DEFindia @OsamaManzar @khanamirullah

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Investify Pakistan

@investifypk

It's deeply disturbing that only about 2 out of 10 women in Pakistan 🇵🇰 have access to a bank account 🏦.

This lack of financial inclusion not only limits women's ability to make their own financial decisions and have autonomy, but it also has significant social and economic impacts.

Access to finance has been linked to women's empowerment 💪, allowing them to create economic opportunities for themselves and, in turn, improve the welfare of their families 🤝.

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The Better India

@thebetterindia

"Earlier, men worked as 'raj mistris', and it was challenging to convince them to construct toilets since they said it was a small job that would not pay them much.
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#Inspiration #WomanMason #BreakingStereotypes #ODF #Award #WomenEmpowerment

So, when the district officials contacted our Gram Panchayat and asked for volunteers, I stepped in.", says Sunita Devi, who embarked on a #ranimistri (woman mason) career to build toilets urging other women to join in.⁠
⁠

Sunita is a postgraduate in political science and lives in Udaypura village in the Latehar district of #Jharkhand with her husband and two children.⁠
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Dalit Rights Journal

@Dalit_rightsj

Dalits are viewed as untouchables in the Brahmin caste system, and their women are used as sex slaves to brahmins. Here are a few instances that demonstrate how these brahman men solely regard our women as sex symbols.
*Dalit girl beaten by Hindus for going near Temple.

Source freepressjournal.in/indore/khandwa…

*Sanjay Sharma, a brahman pandit gang-raped a Dalit woman.
ndtv.com/india-news/dal…
*Dalit woman fired after upper caste Hindu Brahmin refused to eat food prepared by her.
*Brahman bans the entry of Dalits and Menstruating women into the Temple.

The verse of Karikavriti which bans the entry of Dalits and menstruting women on Shiva and Vishnu Temples was also mentioned by Pandit Batuk Prasaad sharma shastri of kashi as a Proof that shastras ban their entry.

रुद्रस्य वाथ विष्णोर्वा प्राकाराम्यन्तरे यदि.

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The Better India

@thebetterindia

“A Mizo woman has never had any rights over property, whether moveable, immovable or even gifts. Husband can divorce her anytime and throw her out of the house without providing any financial support.”
⁠
#SangkhumiBualchhuak #Inspiration #WomenEmpowerment #SocialReformer

Sangkhumi Bualchhuak made it her long-cherished dream to stand against the injustice done against #MizoWomen.⁠
⁠
While growing up in her home state of #Mizoram , Pi Sangkhumi witnessed various atrocities meted out to women.

Having worked hard on the legislation on marriage, divorce and inheritance, Pi Sangkhumi is getting essential laws related to domestic violence, rape and human rights translated into the Mizo language.⁠
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Girdle Advocacy Projects #EndViolenceAgainstWomen

@thegirdlengr

My #FGM Heartbreak💔
"FGM Shattered My Life!"
Chemutai, 45 Years Old, Recalls Hers:
"I will never forget that night. It was cold and they held me down and did what they did. First, they poured really cold milk on me. They said that would help with the pain. It took me a long time

to heal; going to ease myself was so hard…
I did not know the way they cut me had anything to do with this urine problem but when I went to a hospital, a nurse told me that I had a big scar and that it might have prevented my children from coming out properly.
I am childless now

and my husband left me when he saw that this problem was not going away!"

#women #WomenLifeFreedom #WomensRightsAreHumanRights #womenempowerment #WomanKing #WomenTalking #Health #HealthInclusivity #Healing #HumanRightsViolations #World #WorldCup #WomanLifeFreedomRevolution #FGM

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Girdle Advocacy Projects #EndViolenceAgainstWomen

@thegirdlengr

Another Rough Journey🙏🏽
Also, in November 2018, our attention was called to a case of a 13-year-old girl (from Idoma, Benue State), resident in Lagos but was summoned for #FGM in Ogun State wherein a community of migrant-Benue people were resident.
Her people said, "If she's not

@OluyemiOrija

circumcised, she won't attend her parents' burial AND if she dies as an uncircumcised girl, her corpse would be thrown into a forest!
I set out for the trip with the amazing Barrister Yemi Adetiba @OluyemiOrija - the most kind lawyer in Nigeria🙌🏽 - she's the founder of @HeadfortF

We actually raised our money (I and the Barrister) to make this journey to an unknown location.
The journey was fearful, long and energy-sapping - we entered one 'igbo irumole😁' to another and Bar Adetiba's husband was calling us every now and then to track down our location.

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The Better India

@thebetterindia

@DrRumaDevi

In India, women account only for 19.9% of the total workforce, out of which 81.3% belong to rural women, as per World Bank Data (2020).
@DrRumaDevi

Though access to education has improved, those who are more educated remain unemployed because of the unavailability of formal jobs and low wages.

@SajheSapne

However, various organisations and individuals are working towards improving this situation by providing skill training and even creating job opportunities for the #ruralwomen across the country.
@SajheSapne

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Zac Sangeeth

@SangeethZac

Women empowerment in Sparta:
Sparta was a prominent city-state in Laconia, a region located in Ancient Greece.

However, one of the most important aspects of its success is that during a time when the world began to curtail women, Sparta held women in high positions and made sure that they held property, and contributed to the Spartan economy.

Because Spartan men were often absent from the city-state during wars, including the city's two kings. Women were required to hold higher positions to help govern the city.

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GIRDLE #EndFGM #Endchildmarriage: News! Advocacy!

@thegirdlengr

My #FGM TORTURE🩸
"I Was Circumcised Twice Before The Age Of 16!"
Teliwel Diallo Recalls Hers:
"When I was eight years old, my mother told me that it was time for me to become a woman. She took me somewhere. I met other #Girls, some friends and girls from the neighboring village.

It was a big #day. I didn’t know anything about excision. I was feeling happy inside. I did not know the consequences and pain of excision.
We were maybe one hundred girls. Everyone was waiting her turn. I could hear the cries of the #girl before me. I was frozen. I could not run

because it would be a dishonor for my #family. I was wondering whether I should run away or stay, but I didn’t have the choice.
I heard the #Girls crying. My turn came. It was atrocious. Four #women caught me, put me down, opened my sex and cut me. I cried out loudly. I feel that

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CO Panchabhai Mali🇮🇳

@PanchabhaiMali

૧૯૭૦ નો દાયકો. ઓડીશાના મયુરભંજ જેવા પછાત વિસ્તારમાં લોકોની ભીડ જામી હતી. રાજ્યના મંત્રી, કલેકટર અને અન્ય મોટા અધિકારીઓ ગામની મુલાકાતે આવ્યા હતા. મિટિંગ ચાલુ હતી દરમિયાન એક નાનકડી દીકરી લોકોની ભીડ ચીરતી આગળ આવે છે અને કહે છે. સાહેબ મારે આપને એક વાત કરવી છે..!1/13

આશ્ચર્ય સાથે મંત્રીજીએ અનુમતિ આપી. દીકરી એ કહ્યું કે સાહેબ મારે ભણવાની ખૂબ ઈચ્છા છે પણ અહીં અમારા ગામમાં બાળકીઓ માટે કોઈ સ્કૂલ નથી. આપ ભુવનેશ્વરની કન્યા શાળામાં મારો દાખલો કરાવી આપશો..? મંત્રીજી એ કલેકટર સાહેબને આ બાળકીનો દાખલો કરાવી આપવાની જવાબદારી સોંપી. 2/13

લગભગ ૫૨ વર્ષ બાદ પ્રૌઢ અવસ્થાએ આ દીકરી પોતાના મયુરભંજના બે માળ અને છ કમરાના મકાનમાં જીવનના ઘણા ઉતાર ચડાવ જોઈ સંતોષકારક સામાજિક સન્માન મેળવી નિવૃત જીવન જીવી રહી હતી ત્યારે એક બપોરે ટીવી પર સમાચાર ચમકે છે કે 3/13

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RajiAiyer

@RajeAiyer

Have you read about this brave woman Kalpana Dutta

The armoury raid in Chittagong was perhaps the most surprising & valiant revolutionary endeavours in the history of the Indian freedom struggle that was devised by the youths of the region. The attack was conducted on

18th April 1930 to raid the armoury of police and auxiliary forces from the Chittagong in Bengal province during the rule of the British Empire in India.The Indian Republican Army was led by Masterda Surya Sen & other prominent members included Kalpana Dutta, Pritilata Waddedar,

Anand Gupta, Jiban Ghoshal, Ananta Singh, Tarakeswar Dastidar,Harigopal Bal (Tegra), Ardhendu Dastidar,Sasanka Datta, Naresh Roy,Ambika Chakrobarty, Subodh Roy, Nirmal Sen,Lokenath Bal and Ganesh Ghosh.
Kalpana Datta became a member of the Indian Republican Army, Chittagong

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Zac Sangeeth

@SangeethZac

How Greek Hellenism caused women to be curtailed through history:
In 507 BC in Ancient Greece, a thinker named Cleisthenes started a political ideology known as Democracy.

Democracy, meaning the 'rule of the people' in Greek, stated that instead of having tyrants who inherit the title of ruler rule over the people, people who were mature enough to make a decision would vote for a ruler.

Though Democracy was supposed to treat everybody equally, women were not allowed to vote for a ruler, have jobs or hold big titles in society. Women were treated as second class

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Midwest Junkie🇺🇸🦅🕸🪶🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇮🇲🇱

@KaiteeThe

https://twitter.com/MOLegDems/status/1514629804456353799

1)You sir are a threat to girls and women’s sports! Biological males have NO place in girls or women’s sports! I will continue to fight and stand up for what is right! We women didn’t fight for our rights to be flushed down the toilet by the likes of YOU! 🧵#protectgirlssports

https://twitter.com/MOLegDems/status/1514629804456353799

2) My grand daughter, who is part of the LGBTQ community, is going on 13 and I asked her “How would you feel after training so hard in your sport only to have to compete a boy who now says he’s a girl. That means sharing bathrooms & locker rooms!” #protectgirlssports

3) She said “Well Mimi, that wouldn’t be fair and no I would not want that. My thing is they should start a league of their own.” She’s 13 and sounds a hell of a lot smarter than you all pushing this crap on our girls!” Is she transphobic, a bigot because she feels that way?

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Zac Sangeeth

@SangeethZac

In around 800 BC, a conqueror named Piye led campaigns to conquer the southern border of the Egyptian empire. His successful campaigns would later lead to the establishment of a great empire known as the Kushite empire or the kingdom of Kush.

The Kushite Empire soon started to prosper. However, the Egyptian empire claimed that the Kushite empire was a part of Egypt since it was so close to Egypt’s southern border. This resulted in multiple battles between Kush and Egypt.

But though Egypt was a stronger force, the Kushite empire was able to dominate most of the later battles with Egypt in its history.

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Rebecca Randel, MPH, BCPA

@rebeccarandel

@katystoll

@katystoll Here are recent studies focused on menstrual cycle changes after Covid vaccination....won't fit in one tweet so I'll make a thread...🧵

I haven't read all of these yet.

#menstruation #menstrualhealth #menstrual #women #health #womenshealth #WomenEmpowerment #periods #period

@katystoll

@katystoll "Do the COVID-19 Vaccines Cause Menstrual
Irregularities?"

ijwhr.net/pdf/pdf_IJWHR_…

@katystoll

@katystoll "Web and social media searches highlight menstrual irregularities as a global concern in COVID-19 vaccinations"

medrxiv.org/content/10.110…

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Romaana Aamir | Shitposter

@RomaanaAamir

6 things I wish I knew when I was 15:

#WomensDay #WomensDay2022 #womenempowerment

A thread 🧵

1. The Power of being Independent:

Growing up we all have been subjected to first-hand discrimination in a patriarchal institution in some way or the other.

My mom always told me that being able to stand on your own feet is the greatest sense of empowerment.

2. Do not be an emotional fool:

My dad always used to tell me that I make decisions emotionally and it will have a grave impact in my life.

Always take your brain with you wherever you take your heart. Don't be emotionally invested with poor ROI.

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