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Ayesha Amin | The Pakistani Feminist Who Loves Breaking Taboos
When Ayesha Amin, a renowned Pakistani women’s
rights activist, first saw a condom in a workshop, she refused to touch it.
“I felt so embarrassed that I just wanted to disappear,” she says. Her shame, however, turned into curiosity and this moment helped Amin realize that talking about sex and reproduction shouldn’t be taboo.
In 2018, Amin founded the nonprofit Baithak:
Challenging Taboos, which has reached 300,000 women across Pakistan with workshops on family planning, menstrual health and gender-based violence.
Having witnessed one of the worst climate disasters in Pakistan’s history, Amin has also been a fierce advocate for climate policies that address the needs of
young girls and women.
Together we talk about
never stop dreaming
than just 2 women out of 50 men in climate meetings.
To learn more about Ayesha Amin’s work, check out Baithak’s website, Baithak’s Instagram account or Amin’s Linkedin profile.
TIP: Help de-stigmatize menstruation by talking
about it with your close ones.
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When Ayesha Amin, a renowned Pakistani women’s
rights activist, first saw a condom in a workshop, she refused to touch it.
“I felt so embarrassed that I just wanted to disappear,” she says. Her shame, however, turned into curiosity and this moment helped Amin realize that talking about sex and reproduction shouldn’t be taboo.
In 2018, Amin founded the nonprofit Baithak:
Challenging Taboos, which has reached 300,000 women across Pakistan with workshops on family planning, menstrual health and gender-based violence.
Having witnessed one of the worst climate disasters in Pakistan’s history, Amin has also been a fierce advocate for climate policies that address the needs of
young girls and women.
Together we talk about
never stop dreaming
than just 2 women out of 50 men in climate meetings.
To learn more about Ayesha Amin’s work, check out Baithak’s website, Baithak’s Instagram account or Amin’s Linkedin profile.
TIP: Help de-stigmatize menstruation by talking
about it with your close ones.