This Menstrual Hygiene Day, Jyoti Kumari discusses with SheThePeople her work as a social worker, why she set up a sanitary bank in Nawada Bihar, and menstrual health challenges in her village.

The data clearly indicates that a lot of work is yet to be accomplished in order to progress in terms of menstrual health understanding.

I find that the negative effect early menarche on school enrolment is weaker if the mothers are literate. Female education can be a vital tool to ensure equity in educational access for the next generation. – Madhulika Khanna

Despite awareness, the stigma around menstruation is yet to disappear. A large number of girls still can’t afford pads and tampons. Considering this, a London-based woman has decided to launch reusable underwear. Reusable underwear will allow women to manage their periods without pads. Manjit Kaur Gill, who came up with the idea, is the CEO […]

The lamentable silence around menstruation, menstrual health and sanitary practices has left an imprint even in the way Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) is treated in our country. With much reticence, a measure of airbrushing and a lot of resistance in terms of treating the matter in depth, resuscitating it from its fringe status in public […]

In Indian context, Menstruation of a woman is a subject to be hushed and treated with lot of hypocrisy. Even one of the prominent brand name for Sanitary napkins is “Whisper”. As if this natural phenomenon of menstruation is a taboo, a disease and the woman becomes untouchable, suddenly every month. The very biological quality, […]

Can you imagine a dry and rashes/cuts-free pubic area even during your messiest periods? Impossible, Right?Fortunately it is possible!! All thanks to Eco-Friendly, Reusable Menstrual cups. These new-age devices are safe and a hygienic alternative over the traditional pads and modern tampons. These bell shaped, medical-grade silicone made cups, fit the vaginal tract to collect […]