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The government has raised the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years. With this decision, the government has brought the age of marriage for both men and women at par. The law prescribes a minimum age of marriage to essentially outlaw child marriages and prevent the abuse of minors.The Narendra Modi government decided to re-examine the age of marriage for women for a number of reasons, including gender-neutrality. An early age of marriage, and consequent early pregnancies, also have impacts on nutritional levels of mothers and their children, and their overall health and mental wellbeing. It also has an impact on Infant Mortality Rate and marriage Maternal Mortality Rate, and the empowerment of women who are cut off from access to education and livelihood after an early marriage. This law has helped girls in many aspects. At present, many girls are forced to drop out of studies for marriage. So, making the minimum legal age for marriage as 21 will allow them to...

The word “transgender” – or trans – is an umbrella term for people whose gender identity is different from the sex assigned to us at birth.The trans community is incredibly diverse. Some trans people identify as trans men or trans women, while others may describe themselves as non-binary, genderqueer, gender non-conforming, agender, bigender or other identities that reflect their personal experience. Despite the dramatic progress of the transgender movement in the last decade, resulting in greater public awareness and significant legal victories, trans people continue to face blatant discrimination, high levels of violence, and poor health outcomes. Some key issues are- • Health  – Transgender people face enormous health disparities, including staggering rates of HIV infection, lack of primary care (including individualized, medically necessary transition- related healthcare), and high rates of attempted suicide. • Economics – Transgender people bear t...

With the number of reported rapes having doubled over the past two decades, newspaper headlines are now referring to it as a “sexual violence pandemic” and women are losing hope that anything will change. Sexual assault and the related trauma response can disrupt survivors' employment in several ways, including time off, diminished performance, job loss, and inability to work. By disrupting income or reducing earning power, all of these employment consequences have implications for survivors' economic well-being in the months or years following the assault. In addition, I argue that for many survivors, these employment consequences compound one another and ultimately shift survivors' long-term economic trajectories. By highlighting survivors' lived experiences of the financial aftermath of sexual assault, these findings help to illuminate the processes by which sexual violence decreases survivors' income over the life course. Poverty is one of the greate...

Everyone who is about to enter puberty (the process of body changes that cause a child’s body to become an adult body capable of reproduction) should be taught or know the basic medical definition of menstruation and that it is a normal process that females go through as their bodies prepare themselves for potential pregnancy. It is a part of the monthly menstrual cycle (regular cycling of hormones) that occur in the female reproductive system that makes pregnancy possible.Medically, menstruation (also termed period or bleeding) is the process in a woman of discharging (through the vagina) blood and other materials from the lining of the uterus at about one monthly interval from puberty until menopause (ceasing of regular menstrual cycles), except during pregnancy. This discharging process lasts about 3-5 days. Foods to have during periods✅ 1. Water 2. Fruit 3. Leafy green vegetables 4. Ginger 5. Chicken 6. Fish 7. Turmeric 8. Dark chocolate 9. Nuts 10. Flaxseed oil 11. Qui...

OVERVIEW: Personality disorders are a group of mental illnesses. They involve long-term patterns of thoughts and behaviors that are unhealthy and inflexible. The behaviors cause serious problems with relationships and work. People with personality disorders have trouble dealing with everyday stresses and problems. They often have stormy relationships with other people.In some cases, you may not realize that you have a personality disorder because your way of thinking and behaving seems natural to you. And you may blame others for the challenges you face. Personality disorders usually begin in the teenage years or early adulthood. There are many types of personality disorders. Some types may become less obvious throughout middle age. TYPES There are numerous different types of personality disorders. They are grouped into three categories based on similar characteristics and symptoms. Some people may have signs and symptoms of multiple personality disorders.        1....