For ages, the mother-daughter relationship has been perceived as a medium to reinforce patriarchal stereotypes. We are criticised by our mothers because our mothers were oppressed by their mothers. But should we be abused just because our moms were too?

The society should understand period as a body function rather than a symbolism of adulthood, sexuality, curse, impurity, holy celebration or silence.

Menstruators, evidently means, people who menstruate/have periods. This is a much more inclusive term and decouples menstruation from womanhood.

I still remember the day my ten year old was getting ready for an overnight inter-state sports tournament, says Poonam Kapoor. This was her second time since her first period and she was still struggling with using a pad. And worse, she was required to wear a white school kit for the match! Barely recovered […]

A Muslim woman in the US has registered a complaint over years of lengthy airport security checks. Zainab Merchant has also alleged that during one of the checks, she was forced to undress partially while on her menstrual cycle. What Happened? Merchant is a Harvard University graduate and founder of current affairs website, Zainab Rights. This week, the […]

According to a new study, menstruation doesn’t actually affect a woman’s brain. There were claims previously that menstruation reduces a woman’s brain power to think clearly, but all that is in the past as the new study says that this is not true. The study was conducted in the University Hospital Zurich. Scientists studied three […]