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Sarita received immense support from the Azad Foundation in her driving journey. Despite facing gender discrimination from male drivers who found it offending to accept a woman in the role, Sarita received immense from many people. In 2015, she secured as job on contract basis with DTC.

When her husband suffered a paralysis attack, Poonam found herself assuming the role of the breadwinner of the family. She is a skilled mechanic from Lucknow, her work is appreciated by some people, while the others struggle to believe that a woman can efficiently repair bike and car parts.

Preeti Hinge is a resident of Wathoda village of Nagpur. She runs a carpentry workshop in the village with the name Jai Shri Ganesh Furniture Mart. She is breaking stereotypes with her dedication to carpentry.

Dr Keerthana G Krishna is a successful doctor who accomplished her dreams despite facing many setbacks in her life. Her mother’s heart swells with pride and joy when she sees Keerthana in her medical uniforms.

Ella D Verma was the first runner-up in Miss Trans Queen 2023 beauty pageant. She is the trans face of lingerie brand Zivame. Her journey as a transwoman was full of struggles and challenges. She faced bullying at her school and was ridiculed in government offices. Despite all the hurdles, she became an independent and empowered woman.

Gaurav Arora is an Indian actor and model. He worked extensively as a model before venturing into acting. In the year 2016, he made his Bollywood debut with the film ‘Love Games.’ In 2016, Gaurav was seen in the film ‘Raaz Reboot.’ The lead actor of the film was Emraan Hashmi.

Vaani Kapoor is a Bollywood actress and model. She started her career in the entertainment industry as a model. In 2013, Vaani made her Bollywood debut with the film ‘Shuddh Desi Romance’.

Colour cosmetics reckons everyone irrespective of their gender and geographical barriers should have access to makeup products without having to compromise price and quality. 
 

The survey for 2019-20, released on Thursday, showed that during the five-year period from 2015-16 to 2019-20, there has been a 11.4% growth in student enrolment

Natkhat, the short film, addresses patriarchy and toxic masculinity while dealing with several other issues like gender inequality, rape culture and domestic violence

While writer-filmmakers such as Sai Paranjype and Kalpana Lajmi in an earlier era changed the testosterone tonality of cinema at the time with films such as "Sparsh" and "Ek Pal", today's writers and filmmakers are using the medium to voice their opinions and aspirations and also to reflect contemporary society.

The Supreme Court today directed the Centre to grant permanent commission to all women officers in the Army within three months, terming the Centre's argument of physiological limitations and social norms for denying them command posts "disturbing". Let’s find out more about this watershed moment in Indian Army, in this episode of Not For Women Only with Sunita Iyer.

In an attempt to make the city of Bengaluru a safer place for women and children, the Bengaluru City Police has formed an all-women motorcycle brigade called ‘We For Women’, in partnership with Royal Enfield. The initiative not only aims to improve women's safety in the city but also to break gender stereotypes around male-dominated sectors of society. Let’s find out more about this initiative in this episode of Not For Women Only with Sunita Iyer.

In today’s episode of Not For Women Only with Sunita Iyer, we take a look at some of the things we as a country must do to make India a safer place for women to work and live.

The upcoming Deepika Padukone starrer movie Chhapaak, which narrates the heartbreaking story of an acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal, has brought focus back on this new face of gender-based violence in India.