Pramada Menon

Pramada Menon is a queer feminist activist, stand-up comedian, gender and sexuality consultant[1] and co-founder of Creating Resources for Empowerment in Action (CREA).[2][3]

Early life and work

Pramada began her career in advertising but was disappointed with the use of sexism and gender stereotypes to sell products. At 22, she joined Dastkar, a society for crafts and craftspeople which aims at improving the economic status of craftspeople, promoting the survival of traditional crafts.[4] She started as Field Assistant in 1987 and worked there for 10 years. She became the Executive Director of Dastkar in 1993 and led the organisation for four years.[2]

In 1995, she attended the Beijing Women's Conference and was actively involved with women's rights and livelihoods. In 1998, she left Dastkar and worked for two years as an independent consultant on the issues of women's rights, sexuality, literacy, livelihoods and empowerment.[2]

CREA

With a group of other women's rights activists, Pramada attended the “Culture, Society and Sexuality” course at the Sexuality Institute in Amsterdam and was inspired to establish a comparable institute in India.[2] In 2000, she co-founded CREA[5] with Geetanjali Misra,[6] using a human rights framework and working in the fields of sexuality, reproductive health, violence against women and economic justice.[2][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Pramada Menon: Why do families occupy so much of our headspace? • In Plainspeak". In Plainspeak. 2015-05-01. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 University, Princeton. "Pramada Menon - Gender and Policy Network". www.princeton.edu. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  3. ↑ "Interview: Pramada Menon • In Plainspeak". In Plainspeak. 2014-05-01. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
  4. ↑ "Dastkar". dastkar.org. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  5. ↑ BHATTACHARYA, BUDHADITYA. "Through a queer lens". The Hindu. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
  6. ↑ "Partner: CREA - International Women's Health Coalition". International Women's Health Coalition. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  7. ↑ "Review: Pramada Menon's New Documentary Exemplifies Female Queer Experiences In India". Youth Ki Awaaz. 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2017-04-27.


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