Menstruation

  1. Menstruation
    The Global Movement Against the Tampon Tax
    The Global Movement Against the Tampon Tax
    by Gabrielle Rocha Rios

    Starting January 1, 2020, the sales taxes or value added tax (VAT) on menstrual products has been reduced from 17%…

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    Everything You Need to Know about Organic Tampons
    Everything You Need to Know about Organic Tampons
    by Roxanne Phillips

    It isn't easy to find information on how organic tampons are different, how they should be used and disposed of,…

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    Improving Menstrual Hygiene in Zimbabwe’s Schools
    Improving Menstrual Hygiene in Zimbabwe’s Schools
    by Marvellous Chimhutu for CARE

    I am a 15-year-old girl, the eldest in a family of five. Where I come from, people do not talk…

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    Talking Frankly: Vaginas & Menstrual Hygiene
    Talking Frankly: Vaginas & Menstrual Hygiene
    by Yunah Bvumbwe

    Generations have been enduring menstruation in silence and shame.

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    10 Bloody Big Wins for Periods in 2019 (so far)
    10 Bloody Big Wins for Periods in 2019 (so far)
    by Terri Harris

    1.Periods won an Oscar! Netflix’s Period: End of Sentence, an uplifting film about menstruation in India, won an Oscar for…

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    The Importance of Menstrual Health Education
    The Importance of Menstrual Health Education
    by Gabrielle Rocha Rios

    Lack of education about menstruation is one of the many barriers to achieving adequate menstrual hygiene worldwide.