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SC Objects to Mental Health Stereotypes, Says No to ‘One Size Fits All’ Approach
...self-discipline and willpower is to be blamed for mental illnesses. Notably, such a statement coming from a legal institution further stigmatizes and undermines mental health conditions. “If individuals continue to...
BMI Has Done ‘Historical Harm,’ Is an ‘Imperfect’ Measure of Health: American Medical Association
...scientific justification for eugenics (a discipline that believed in the creation of perfect human beings via elimination so-called social ills through genetics and heredity) — and inversely participated in the...
The Indian Arranged Marriage System Publicly Updated Its Vocabulary, But Remains Prejudiced Privately
...women through notions of purity attempted at curbing their sexuality, marriages have long been an instrument to uphold caste endogamy. Disguised as parampara (tradition), pratishtha (honor), and anushaasan (discipline), the...
How Community Education Collectives Are Challenging Existing and Increasing Educational Inequality
...2020, Verma came across Bahujan Economists (BE) on Twitter, a platform for students and professionals from marginalized and underrepresented backgrounds in the discipline. Verma signed up and soon discovered that...