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 …
“Instead of sanitary pads, we use cloth which is made by our mother using old handkerchiefs and used clothes. In fact, the World Bank in a report in May 2022 wrote, “In total, an estimated 500 million lack access to menstrual products and adequate facilities for menstrual hygiene management.” Activists across the globe complain that for a large number of …
"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 …
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