menstruation
Supressing stigma about menstruation
August 9, 2021
Zomato’s announcement of introducing period leave is not the first time the conversation has come up. Bihar has allowed female government employees two days off each month since 1992, and although lesser-known organisations like Cultural Machine and Gozoop had taken this step p...
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Need to make menstrual products gender neutral: Trans activists
March 13, 2021
On the way back from a recent camping trip, Rupanshu George stopped at a public washroom. But first, he counted the cars in the parking lot. Then, walking into the corridor, he glanced at the checkout counter (was a man or a woman handling the register). And then, he scanned the...
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Netflix’s Indian short film on menstruation bags Academy Award
February 25, 2019
Period. End of Sentence - a film set in rural India based on the theme of menstruation of women, has won the Oscar in the documentary short subject category at the 91st Academy Awards that took place in Los Angeles.
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Biodegradable sanitary napkins produced by women of Goa
July 12, 2017
In a country where menstruation is hardly spoken about; forget about discussing issues related with decomposition of sanitary napkins. However, women from ‘Saheli’ - a Self Help Group (SHG) in Goa, are changing the norms by manufacturing eco-friendly sanitary napkins to elimi...
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