Sayfty Featured in World Pulse

Cultural Practices Around Menstruation Original article, World Pulse I was 9 years old when I started my menstrual cycle. My mom had a ‘talk’ with me one day. She told me I would see some blood in my panty and that it’s normal and I don’t need to worry. It will happen every month. I would need to use a …

Dr. Shruti Kapoor featured in the South Asian Times

Sayfty: Protecting Women Against Violence Original article  – Karishma Asoodani, South Asian Times “A girl’s safety is not the problem of only a handful, it’s a problem of the society,” argues Dr. Shruti Kapoor, an economist by education and a crusader by heart who founded Sayfty with a mission to help women protect themselves against violence by equipping them with …

Sayfty mentioned in RT

Police discover ‘baby farm’ in India where newborns are sold for $1,500 Original article, RT Police from India’s Madhya Pradesh state discovered a “baby farm” in a private hospital that was selling and swapping unwanted newborns for around $1,500, local media reported. The babies, which were born to women who were raped or involved in illicit relationships, were being sold …

Sayfty Featured in Huck Magazine

The Indian Women Learning to Fight for Survival: Empowering Through Education Original Article – Michael Segalov, Huck Magazine With pepper spray and self-defence classes, Indian women are preparing to fight back against their attackers. Huck meets the woman leading the charge. There were 24,923 rape cases reported across India in 2012, according to the National Crime Records Bureau. Experts estimate up to 54% of …

Sayfty Mentioned in World Policy Blog

Role of Citizens in India’s Smart Cities Challenge Original article, Florence Essanger and Tom Sanders, WorldPolicy.org India faces a wide range of urban challenges — from serious air pollution and poor local governance, to badly planned cities and a lack of decent housing. India’s Smart Cities Challenge, which has now selected 98 of the 100 cities that will receive funding, could go a …

Sayfty Wins #Femvertising ‘People’s Choice Award’

Check out the Winners of the First-ever #Femvertising Awards, Honoring Advertising that Challenges Gender Stereotypes. Original article, Valentina Zarya, Fortune This seems to be the year that advertisers finally woke up the fact that the people buying stuff—85% of the people buying stuff, in fact—are women. A growing number of ads are breaking away from tired gender stereotypes and presenting …

Dr. Shruti Kapoor featured in India.com

South Asian Women Shine in ‘Stars of STEM’ Fashion Show in New York City Original article, Aryanna Prasad, India.com Sixteen South Asian women draped in colorful sarees and graced the catwalk at the Rogue Space Gallery in Chelsea, Manhattan on June 25. But this was no ordinary fashion show because the models were South Asian women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and …

Dr. Shruti Kapoor Featured in Stars of STEM

SHRUTI KAPOOR, ECONOMIST & FOUNDER OF SAYFTY, A WOMEN’S ORGANIZATION Original article, Joya Dass, Stars of STEM When the gang rape incident happened in India in December 2012, it shook Shruti Kapoor to her core. She was equally disturbed by the data that followed, indicating that a woman is raped in the country every 20 minutes. It didn’t help to …

Sayfty Featured in Bustle.com

6 Indian Women’s Rights Organizations That Are Bravely Fighting For Change Original article – Bustle.com, Elizabeth King Sadly, women in India have faced significant violations of their human rights for centuries. From rape and domestic violence to forced labor and denial of educational opportunities, the struggle for rights and empowerment is a daunting one for Indian women. In the world’s …