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Do women with cancer suffer more than men? Doctors couldn't answer the question for me so I went to the patients and found stories and evidence of how gender factors in diagnosis, treatment and access. Read 34 year old Amrita Singh's story about cancer access, treatment in India

(1/6) Women with #cancer in India die young, without proper care & often poorer than before. Swagata Yadavar investigates the root cause & the impact of lack of knowledge, agency & finance on women's #cancercare. A thread (Story supported by Pulitzer Center) behanbox.com/2024/07/05/lac…

One of the toughest stories that I wrote till date and one of the most important. Please read and share

Gender inequity in #cancercare ! BehanBox Swagata Yadavar linkedin.com/posts/vandana-…

A must read!

There are a few readers who want to help Amrita's family financially as they have a debt of 2.5 lakh due to her illness. If anyone wants to contribute, please comment or DM.

(1/6) Meet Theivanai Maruthai, a 27 year old #Dalit trade union leader in Dindigul, TN. Over the last 3 years, she has fought wage theft, forced labour, rampant sexual abuse practices and caste discrimination both in the factories and outside. behanbox.com/2024/07/09/how…

Estimated cost of Ambani wedding: 1500 crore Amrita’s breast cancer treatment debt: 2.5 lakhs Wealth inequality is real. Help Mohit raise funds to clear his mom’s treatment debt. He can then go back to school Details below Swagata Yadavar

You probably know the start of this Olympic story, but do you know how it finished? This photo is of Eric Moussambani, aka 'Eric the Eel' from Equatorial Guinea, competing in the 100m Freestyle event at the Sydney 2000 Olympics, alone. Why? /1

I have BIG feelings today! Final part of the Gender and Cancer series is out. I am excited to tell the story of Tulasi Singh, 38, uneducated single woman from West Bengal with aggressive breast cancer who refused to give up to despair and difficulties. She was all alone in Mumbai

1/ 🧵 Monsoon in Mumbai might bring images of chai, pakoda, and romantic rain showers to mind. But for many working-class women, the reality is far from idyllic. Priyanka Tupe reports behanbox.com/2024/08/12/mon…

Indian middle-class employers, who can’t lend/ buy an umbrella for the help. India desperately needs a labour law for domestic workers.

During the heavy rains in July, I was thinking about unorganized women workers for whom basic necessities like an umbrella, rain footwear can feel like a luxury, I was one of them in the past & this essay uncovers what it means. behanbox.com/2024/08/12/mon…

This is a very arrogant and irresponsible take from a popular internet doctor. Who are you addressing with ‘you didn’t care’? What’s with this victimhood?

We are thrilled to share that Behanbox reporters and contributors have won 4 Laadli Awards for Gender Sensitivity. Congrats to Ankita Dhar Karmakar, Ankita Apurva, Saumya Kalia and Aishwarya Mohanty for their awards.

Hundreds battled heavy rains to gather at JNU to pay final tributes to their beloved comrade Sitaram Yechury. Today JNU said goodbye to one of its most illustrious students. Comrade Yechury’s body will now be transported to his home in New Delhi.

Sitaram Yechury came to the JNU Students’ Union Office for the last time today…

Announcing Social Media & Society in India, April 4-5, 2025 University of Michigan featuring talks, workshops, and student papers on how social media impacts life in India from travel and food to politics and finance. List of attendees and a call for papers: 🧵

Session 3 on media representation featuring Makarand R Paranjape, Ph.D. (Illinois) Official PeeingHuman Nidhi Suresh Bhanupriya Rao Sambhaji Bhagat