How women around the world manage their periods
5 years, 8 months ago

How women around the world manage their periods

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. Read our privacy policy From menstrual cup to cloth, menstruation skirt or homemade sanitary pad, WaterAid highlights the many and varied ways in which women around the world manage their periods. Millions of women and girls menstruate every month, yet governments continue to ignore the issue and its associated links to women’s health, economic and social wellbeing. Battling the stigma that continues to surround periods, women around the world look for their own solutions around disposal, pricing, health and comfort. At a minimum, women everywhere need clean water for washing themselves and any reusable sanitary materials, decent private toilets that give them the space, privacy, as well as access to adequate and acceptable sanitary products and disposal methods.

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World Menstrual Hygiene Day 2024: the Delhi lawyer pedalling for period awareness
7 months, 1 week 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
7 months, 1 week 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 …

Empowerment in Every Cycle: 5 Vital Menstrual Hygiene Practices for Women
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Empowerment in Every Cycle: 5 Vital Menstrual Hygiene Practices for Women

News 18  

Menstrual hygiene is not just about cleanliness; it’s about ensuring the well-being and dignity of women during their menstrual cycles. Here are five essential practices that empower women to manage their periods with confidence and comfort: Choose the Right Products:It’s crucial to select menstrual products that match your comfort level and lifestyle. Educate and Empower:Break the silence surrounding menstruation by …

How young girls in rural Bihar are taking charge of their menstrual health
9 months, 1 week 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, 6 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 …

Period poverty forcing women to leave tampons in longer and risk their health
1 year, 7 months ago

Period poverty forcing women to leave tampons in longer and risk their health

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Damning new research carried out by prominent NGO ActionAid shows …

World Menstrual Hygiene Day 2023: What are India’s challenges?
1 year, 7 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 …

States responsible for implementing schemes related to menstrual health: Centre to Supreme Court
1 year, 9 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 …

Let alone menstrual leave, these women do not have access to even washrooms or sanitary pads
1 year, 10 months ago

Let alone menstrual leave, these women do not have access to even washrooms or sanitary pads

The Hindu  

While corporate companies and others in the organised sector are debating about providing menstrual leave to working women, for lakhs working in the unorganised sector, even access to bathrooms, let alone hygienic ones, still seems like a luxury. Lack of affordable menstrual products, strenuous physical labour even on menstruating days and problems in dealing with male managers are some of …

Menstrual hygiene awareness: How it is related to period positivity
2 years, 2 months 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, …

Over a quarter of Amsterdam women can't afford period products
2 years, 2 months ago

Over a quarter of Amsterdam women can't afford period products

NL Times  

Over a quarter of Amsterdam women couldn’t afford menstruation products like tampons or pads at least once during the past year, sometimes forcing them to stay home from school or work. And the problem is growing, the non-profit organization Neighborhood Feminists and research agency Opinium found in the first-ever study of menstruation poverty in Amsterdam, Het Parool reports. While menstruation …

Sustainable menstruation tips: Initiatives every menstruator should take towards saving the environment
2 years, 7 months ago

Sustainable menstruation tips: Initiatives every menstruator should take towards saving the environment

Hindustan Times  

Using sustainable and environment-friendly products is the need of the hour to protect and restore nature and its resources and while menstruation is a testing time for menstruators with all cramps, headaches and mood swings, it is also a testing time for our planet. Sustainable menstruation tips: Initiatives every menstruator should take towards saving the environment In an interview with …

Let us break stigma around menstruation: AIIMS Director
2 years, 7 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, 7 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 …

Switch To Sustainable Products For Period Protection. Period.
3 years, 4 months ago

Switch To Sustainable Products For Period Protection. Period.

The Quint  

Remember when our moms used to tell us, “It is better not to wear white when you’re on your period”. How about when our local pharmacist used to pack sanitary products in black plastic bags because they thought others in the street must not know we were buying? Many women in rural and urban India are unaware of new period …

It’s 2021 and women around the world are still struggling to safely manage their periods
3 years, 6 months ago

It’s 2021 and women around the world are still struggling to safely manage their periods

CNN  

CNN — For most women in rich countries, getting their period doesn’t amount to much more than a minor inconvenience. A new report from UNICEF and the World Health Organization has revealed that significant proportions of women in many developing countries are still struggling to safely manage their periods, lacking access to menstrual products, water and private places to wash …

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 …

Tampon and pad shortages in lockdown means now is the time for sustainable period products
4 years, 6 months ago

Tampon and pad shortages in lockdown means now is the time for sustainable period products

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. I found that their knowledge about other available options to manage periods is severely lacking, and …

Talking about a menstrual revolution: Asia’s period problems
4 years, 10 months ago

Talking about a menstrual revolution: Asia’s period problems

Hindustan Times  

Olivia Cotes-James wants us to talk about menstrual health. No more euphemisms, no more opaque marketing, no more superstitions, and no glossing over cramps, bleeding, or pain: Reframing current attitudes is vital for female empowerment and health, as well as the environment, says the 29-year-old founder of LUÜNA Naturals, which hails itself as Asia’s first period care company with an …

One in ten Dutch girls can’t afford tampons, sanitary pads
5 years, 2 months ago

One in ten Dutch girls can’t afford tampons, sanitary pads

NL Times  

Nine percent of girls and young women between the ages of 12 and 25 in the Netherlands sometimes can't afford to buy tampons or sanitary pads. Because the topic is deemed too shameful to talk about, this results in them resorting to paper towels or toilet paper, cutting back on things like fruit or vegetables, or missing school or work, …

No access to menstrual hygiene is the fifth biggest killer of women in the world
5 years, 6 months ago

No access to menstrual hygiene is the fifth biggest killer of women in the world

India Today  

Around the world, one in three girls face inadequate sanitation, and many others face social and cultural limits during their periods. According to a report published by WaterAid, illnesses related to a lack of water, basic sanitation and hygiene were responsible for the deaths of almost 800,000 women around the world in a single year making it the fifth biggest …

Menstrual Hygiene Day: Menstruation (Periods) is no more a hush-hush topic
5 years, 7 months ago

Menstrual Hygiene Day: Menstruation (Periods) is no more a hush-hush topic

India TV News  

Thanks to many films and documentaries like Akshay Kumar's PadMan, that menstruation is no longer a secret to the men of society. According to a survey conducted by Everteen for the Menstrual Hygiene Day, menstruation is no more a hush-hush topic. Menstrual Hygiene Day Here's what Gauri Singhal, Founder and CEO of FLOH tampons and Shelly Singh, Obstetrics and Gynaecology …

A third of women can't function normally during their period: survey
5 years, 9 months ago

A third of women can't function normally during their period: survey

Dutch News  

One third of women can’t function normally during their period, a survey by the Radboud teaching hospital in Nijmegen among 42,000 women has found. Half of women who experience problems related to menstruation don’t talk about it, head researcher and gynaecologist Bertho Nieboer said. The most frequently mentioned problems by women are severe stomach ache, psychological problems, tiredness and back …

A third of women can't function normally during their period: survey
5 years, 9 months ago

A third of women can't function normally during their period: survey

Dutch News  

One third of women can’t function normally during their period, a survey by the Radboud teaching hospital in Nijmegen among 42,000 women has found. Half of women who experience problems related to menstruation don’t talk about it, head researcher and gynaecologist Bertho Nieboer said. The most frequently mentioned problems by women are severe stomach ache, psychological problems, tiredness and back …

Attitudes about menstruation are changing. So why are they so taboo at work?
5 years, 10 months ago

Attitudes about menstruation are changing. So why are they so taboo at work?

CNN  

Executive Brief The public conversation about menstruation seems to be opening up, but many American workplaces still lack the supplies needed by female employees once a month. “It’s becoming just part of what can be discussed and what can and should be part of regular conversation,” says Sharra Vostral, associate professor of history at Purdue University and author of “Under …

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