Pramada Menon

Pramada Menon is a queer feminist activist, stand-up comedian, gender and sexuality consultant and co-founder of Creating Resources for Empowerment in Action (CREA).
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. 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. with Geetanjali Misra, using a human rights framework and working in the fields of sexuality, reproductive health, violence against women and economic justice.
 
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