Period Shaming: Why Do We Associate Shame With Period?
Women’s bodies, especially vagina, breasts and other reproductive/sexual organs, are acceptable only if they are covered, invisible and not talked about.
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The Way We Understand Period Today Depends A Lot On How We Were Introduced To It
Are the coming generations going to face the same disturbing silence on period talks?
Menstruation And Euphemisms: Why Can’t We Call It Just Periods?
From passing sanitary pads between notebooks, to buying sanitary pads in “black” polythene bags from chemist shops, we all have done our bits to promote the stigma around periods.
Period Fest On Menstrual Hygiene Day To Spread Period Positivity
The past few years have been instrumental in bringing awareness around menstruation and removing the taboo that most girls and women grow up to face. But we also need to ensure that the society does not propel the taboo and the positivity around the topic grows with equal strength. In an effort to further foster […]
Aditi Gupta’s Journey on Breaking Menstrual Taboos with ‘Menstrupedia’
While there are many initiatives in India that are trying to dispel the taboo around menstruation, here’s one that is educating young women about their bodies through comics. Aditi Gupta and Tuhin Paul started Menstrupedia in 2013, and through their hard work and dedication – it is a full-fledged comic book making its rounds not […]
NYC 1st in US to Have Free Tampon Program
The New York City Council has approved a measure to ensure that homeless shelters, public schools and jails provide women free tampons and sanitary napkins. New York is the first city in the US which has passed such a bill. The city will provide 2 million tampons and 3.5 million pads a year, costing $2.5 million […]
