The Many Gaps in Menstrual Hygiene Awareness in Rural India
3 years, 10 months ago

The Many Gaps in Menstrual Hygiene Awareness in Rural India

The Quint  

First and foremost is working with adolescent girls by taking the most suitable approach. From our experiences, we have seen that educating the peers is a good strategy of making the right knowledge reach the girls. Interacting with mothers and fathers helps address the intergenerational gap - because many of the myths and much of the wrong information is passed down from the previous generations. These taboos, in some cases, lead to isolating menstruating girls, making them live in separate headquarters and treating them as ‘impure’. For instance, the community members are often unaware of the fact that a period cycle can range from anywhere between 24 to 35 days, and would instantly jump to the conclusion that something is wrong if a girl doesn’t bleed every 28 days.

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Menstrual policy for schoolgirls approved, Centre tells Supreme Court
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1 month, 1 week ago

Menstrual policy for schoolgirls approved, Centre tells Supreme Court

India Today  

The Centre on Monday informed the Supreme Court of framing the "Menstrual Hygiene Policy for School Going Girls" approved by the Union Health Ministry. The Centre previously informed the apex court that over 97.5 per cent schools in the country, including government, state-aided and private ones, provided separate toilets facilities for female students. The Centre pointed out that in West …

Good news for girl students: Menstrual Hygiene Policy for school-going girls approved, Centre informs SC
1 month, 1 week ago

Good news for girl students: Menstrual Hygiene Policy for school-going girls approved, Centre informs SC

India TV News  

The Center informed the Supreme Court on Monday that the “Menstrual Hygiene Policy for School-Going Girls” approved by the Union Health Ministry is now in place. The policy, which focuses on improving the menstrual hygiene of school girls, was approved on November 2, 2024 in response to a court order from April 10, 2023. Court hears a PIL on menstrual …

World Menstrual Hygiene Day 2024: the Delhi lawyer pedalling for period awareness
6 months, 3 weeks ago

World Menstrual Hygiene Day 2024: the Delhi lawyer pedalling for period awareness

The Hindu  

For nearly two months, 44-year-old Shivani Chopra would wake up at 3.30 a.m., when the roads were still dark and loud heavy-duty lorries claimed the highways as their dominion. Tackling mindsets “Before I reach a particular place, I try to courier menstrual cups to the village or town with the help of local facilitators. So, once I reach, we distribute …

Menstrual Hygiene Day: India! Whisper no more, stay free from period taboos
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Menstrual Hygiene Day: India! Whisper no more, stay free from period taboos

Firstpost  

Respect for India’s ‘Nari Shakti’ rings hollow if we celebrate their triumphs in breaking glass ceilings while remaining silent on menstruation and hiding sanitary napkins in shame Balalakshmi encountered an ongoing struggle with persistent vaginal irritations and infections. Access to clean water, sanitary products and education on menstrual health are fundamental rights that empower women to maintain hygiene, prevent infections …

How young girls in rural Bihar are taking charge of their menstrual health
8 months, 3 weeks ago

How young girls in rural Bihar are taking charge of their menstrual health

Live Mint  

Growing up in Darbanga, Bihar, 17-year-old Aarti Kumari’s knowledge about menstruation was the bare minimum. “We held discussions with young girls and talked to them about the importance of using hygienic products during menstruation, how anaemia affects menstruating women and safe practices. In Bihar, more than 40% of women aged 15-19 don’t use hygiene products such as sanitary pads during …

The conversation on menstrual leave
1 year ago

The conversation on menstrual leave

Hindustan Times  

Whichever side one may be on regarding the debate on the need for menstrual leave, the somewhat sensational headlines we saw today is a wonderful sign that we are talking about this issue more openly than ever before. But, what we do know is that the ministry of health and family welfare has recently released a draft Menstrual Hygiene Policy …

Spreading Menstrual Hygiene Awareness at Grassroots Level
1 year, 5 months ago

Spreading Menstrual Hygiene Awareness at Grassroots Level

Deccan Chronicle  

To this day, I remember as a young girl how I used to enjoy watching the little pieces of cloth hanging outside my house-helps’ quarters on the terrace swaying in the wind and then predicting the direction they would sway in next. Hearing these gruesome stories and noticing the women teach their daughters the same things they had learnt about …

Close to 12% of young girls think menstruation is a curse from God or caused by disease: study
1 year, 6 months ago

Close to 12% of young girls think menstruation is a curse from God or caused by disease: study

The Hindu  

May 28, 2023 01:03 pm | Updated 01:22 pm IST - Mumbai Close to 12% of young girls did not know the correct cause of menstruation and said it is a curse from God or caused by disease, revealed a survey conducted by the NGO Child Rights and You on the occasion of World Menstrual Hygiene Day on Sunday. Close …

World Menstrual Hygiene Day: DU students create launch pad to spread awareness
1 year, 6 months ago

World Menstrual Hygiene Day: DU students create launch pad to spread awareness

Hindustan Times  

When youngsters get together for a cause, there’s nothing that can stop them from making the society a better place. On World Menstrual Hygiene Day, some students of Delhi University share how they are working all round the year to create awareness around menstrual health. Students of Hansraj College’s Women Development Cell have conducted sanitary napkin distribution drives at various …

World Menstrual Hygiene Day 2023: What are India’s challenges?
1 year, 6 months ago

World Menstrual Hygiene Day 2023: What are India’s challenges?

The Hindu  

May 28, 2023 10:30 am | Updated 05:37 pm IST There has been an uptick in the last few years in the focus on menstrual health and hygiene worldwide. In India, MHH gained its rightful place in the public health discourse when the National Health Mission 2011 promoted a menstrual hygiene scheme among adolescent girls in rural areas. Menstrual hygiene …

Explained | Menstrual hygiene facilities in Indian schools
1 year, 8 months ago

Explained | Menstrual hygiene facilities in Indian schools

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Supreme Court on April 10 directed the Union Government to devise a uniform policy to ensure menstrual hygiene for school children. Absence of menstrual hygiene and awareness drives “period poverty” — or the lack of access to sanitary products, toilets, waste management, handwashing facilities and menstrual hygiene education — globally. The “Menstrual Hygiene Scheme” provides …

States responsible for implementing schemes related to menstrual health: Centre to Supreme Court
1 year, 8 months ago

States responsible for implementing schemes related to menstrual health: Centre to Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Centre has told the Supreme Court that it is dedicated to improve access to menstrual hygiene for young and adolescent girls but the responsibility of providing healthcare services lies with the respective state governments as public health is a state subject. "The government is dedicated to increase awareness among adolescent girls on menstrual hygiene, build self-esteem and empower girls …

Here's how parents can teach kids about menstrual hygiene and sexual health
2 years, 1 month ago

Here's how parents can teach kids about menstrual hygiene and sexual health

Hindustan Times  

The open discussion about menstruation and puberty with boys and girls would be a promising step by parents toward reducing feelings of shame and discomfort around this topic. Children may already be familiar with some advanced concepts as they approach puberty however, since not all of this information is trustworthy, parents still have a crucial role to play in discussing …

'Lack Of Proper Menstrual Hygiene Hinders Girls' Education' : Plea In Supreme Court For Free Distribution Of Sanitary Pads In Schools
2 years, 1 month ago

'Lack Of Proper Menstrual Hygiene Hinders Girls' Education' : Plea In Supreme Court For Free Distribution Of Sanitary Pads In Schools

Live Law  

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Union of India and the States to provide free sanitary pads to girls studying from Class 6th to Class 12th and to provide a separate girls' toilet in all Government aided and residential schools. According to a report published by Water Aid, illnesses related to a lack …

Menstrual hygiene awareness: How it is related to period positivity
2 years, 1 month ago

Menstrual hygiene awareness: How it is related to period positivity

Firstpost  

Accepting that menstruation is not a taboo subject is what it means to be period positive. It is not a derogatory term; rather, it describes who we are as people Period positivity aims to normalise periods, menstrual health, and rights by overcoming the stigma and guilt associated with menstruation. For so long, society has conditioned us to avoid discussing periods, …

Let us break stigma around menstruation: AIIMS Director
2 years, 6 months ago

Let us break stigma around menstruation: AIIMS Director

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: On the occasion of World Menstrual Hygiene Day, Randeep Guleria, director, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, called for breaking the stigma around menstruation. For us in the healthcare community, good menstruation is important to prevent many diseases…Let us break the stigma about mensuration.” According to a survey, dirty public toilets, disturbed sleep and cramps are some of …

Disability and the barriers to feminine hygiene
2 years, 6 months ago

Disability and the barriers to feminine hygiene

The Hindu  

In the past decade, significant progress has been made in India by government and non-governmental actors with regard to menstrual health and hygiene management. Field experiences reveal compromised menstrual health, a basic physiological aspect of sexual and reproductive health, among persons with disability. Collaboration for solutions The United Nations Population Fund and WaterAid India are working together to understand the …

​70% Women in UP, Assam and Chhattisgarh Aged 15-24 Use Cloth for Menstrual Protection: Govt Data
2 years, 7 months ago

​70% Women in UP, Assam and Chhattisgarh Aged 15-24 Use Cloth for Menstrual Protection: Govt Data

News 18  

Close to 70% women aged 15 to 24 in Uttar Pradesh, Assam and Chhattisgarh use cloth for protection during their menstrual period, even as India’s average stands at 49.6%, government data shows. Overall, 78% of women in this age group use a hygienic method of menstrual protection,” the report said. “Overall, 58% of women in this age group use a …

Teachers Want Timely Period Education To #KeepGirlsInSchool
2 years, 7 months ago

Teachers Want Timely Period Education To #KeepGirlsInSchool

The Quint  

Lasya was in the 6th standard when her friend got her first period. In 1995, Whisper introduced its Period education program to educate girls and their mothers on menstrual hygiene. “By the time I got my first period in the 9th standard, I already knew everything about periods through the period education workshops conducted by Whsiper. It does not help …

Let's talk period! Why normalising conversation around menstruation & menstrual hygiene is necessary
2 years, 9 months ago

Let's talk period! Why normalising conversation around menstruation & menstrual hygiene is necessary

India TV News  

In a span of seven years, Bhumi Pednekar has achieved a feat that many Bollywood actresses aspire to. Ahead of International Women's Day, India TV got in touch with Bhumi Pednekar to talk about reshaping the entertainment industry, her film choices that help change perceptions about the "ideal woman" and consciousness when it comes to brand endorsements: Vaishali India TV: …

Menstrual Hygiene Management: Why access to safe sanitation is vital
2 years, 11 months ago

Menstrual Hygiene Management: Why access to safe sanitation is vital

News 18  

Menstrual hygiene is important for the health of women and girls. Despite the massive success of the Central government’s flagship Swachh Bharat Mission programme in providing access to toilets, menstrual hygiene remains a major issue in some parts of the country, specifically in rural areas. Menstrual hygiene management needs the toilets to have facilities to change pads in privacy, availability …

Network 18 and Whisper host a first of its kind ‘Telethon of Change’ on the movement for menstruation education in India
3 years, 2 months ago

Network 18 and Whisper host a first of its kind ‘Telethon of Change’ on the movement for menstruation education in India

Firstpost  

The ‘Period of Pride – Ek Swach Soch’ campaign mandate saw adolescent school-going girls, teachers, women and mothers in rural and urban areas come together for a common cause. Since its launch in December 2020, the ‘Period of Pride – Ek Swach Soch’ campaign mandate saw adolescent school-going girls, teachers, women and mothers in rural and urban areas come together …

Why and How COVID-19 Pandemic Has Affected Women’s Menstrual Health in Rural India
3 years, 6 months ago

Why and How COVID-19 Pandemic Has Affected Women’s Menstrual Health in Rural India

News 18  

More than 65 per cent of India’s population lives in rural areas. But for most women in rural India, easy access to menstrual health and hygiene is a far cry. As social entrepreneur Ira Guha points out, the average period lasts five days, which means that “women were being advised that for 15 days out of every month, it was …

"Menstruation Stigmatized In Our Society, No Reason To Call Menstruating Women Impure": Gujarat High Court
3 years, 9 months ago

"Menstruation Stigmatized In Our Society, No Reason To Call Menstruating Women Impure": Gujarat High Court

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court's recent 15-page order proposing to prohibit social exclusion of women based on their menstrual status at all private and public place sets out the ways in which Menstruation has been understood by the Society and across religions. Court's observations Acknowledging the ground reality, the Gujarat High Court observed that Menstruation has been stigmatized in our society …

Why period shaming must stop now!
4 years ago

Why period shaming must stop now!

News 18  

We don’t question the validity of a monthly mobile bill, a weekly holiday, an alternate day hair wash or a daily vitamin. We’re allowed to talk about laser hair removal, what kind of makeup we wear and as many selfies as our Instagram accounts will allow, but mention menstruation in a room full of youth and you’ll probably hear pin …

Inadequate Menstrual Hygiene Facilities Impeding Right to Education: Jammu & Kashmir HC Seeks Center's Response
4 years ago

Inadequate Menstrual Hygiene Facilities Impeding Right to Education: Jammu & Kashmir HC Seeks Center's Response

Live Law  

"Deprived economic status and illiteracy leads to prevalence of unhygienic and unhealthy practices which has serious health consequences," remarked the Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Tuesday while taking suo moto notice of lack of access to education and menstrual hygiene for women in the Union Territories. When addressing the Right to Education and menstrual hygiene, the Court stated, "Inadequate …

Haryana education dept to provide sanitary pads to students
4 years, 2 months ago

Haryana education dept to provide sanitary pads to students

Hindustan Times  

In an initiative aimed at raising awareness about menstrual health and hygiene, the state education department has decided to provide sanitary pads to female students of classes 6 to 12 on a monthly basis. HT Image In a letter addressed to district education officers on Monday, the directorate of school education asked schools to make arrangements for the supply of …

Sisters for Sisters: the programme helping Nepali girls maintain menstrual health under lockdown
4 years, 4 months ago

Sisters for Sisters: the programme helping Nepali girls maintain menstrual health under lockdown

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Young women and girls are also facing extra barriers under lockdown to maintain their period …

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