Why 2015 Was the Year When Periods Won
Looking back on 2015, one realizes that several instances that made headlines were invariably related to...
Category Archives: Menstruation Activism
Five Ways In Which #HappyToBleed Changed How We Look At Periods
Sitting in a hospital waiting room, my mother broached the topic that had been scuttling in...
Art and Writing Contest – Victory Chronicles
Shock and shame – this is how most women in south Asia remember the onset of...
The Suffocating Blanket Of Silence Around Periods
I can still remember the awful, heart-pounding walk to the local kirana Uncle to ask him...
Why I Decided To Talk About Periods To My Guy-Friends
How many of my friends know about menstruation, you ask? Men i.e. Yup, I am a...
When Men Are Going To Mars, Can Women Go To Temples?
Just as I was about to leave home from work yesterday, a phone call from a...
The Circle Of Never-Ending Silence
The ‘woman problem’ is not to be talked about openly in our society. Yes, even in...
Educational Comic Book To Teach Girls About Periods!
In Conversation With Menstrupedia Champions – Sneha Shah Gupta
Sneha got in touch with Menstrupedia about a year ago with a unique proposal. She wanted...
From Japan To America, Menstruation Taboos Are A WorldWide Issue
Note: This article was originally published in Homegrown and reposted here from YouthKiAawaz. Even the mention of...
I Don’t Bleed Blue, I Bleed Red!
From menstrual taboos to menstrual etiquette: How the 21st Century world distracts you from bleeding vaginas Since high...
Indian Sportswomen Speak Out On Period Taboos
This article was originally published in Scroll. British tennis player Heather Watson crashed out in the...
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Men Who Are Fighting Menstruation Taboos In India
In a country where millions of women still do not use sanitary napkins, May 28—or Menstrual...
The Irony Of A Festival That Celebrates Menstruation.
I belong to a rather poor state and the State government often demands funds from the...
Why Stigma Around Menstruation Is A Gender Issue
On any given day, more than 800 million women and girls between the ages of 15...
How I Got Over My Fear Of The Devil’s Stain.
I remember my initial period days. Time used to stop, and so did my lifestyle, while...
Fellow Men, Let’s not keep menstruation a mystery anymore
During our school days, boys and girls used to be separated in classrooms where the first...
It’s Not Rape If It Happened During Periods
The question of whether a woman can be raped during her menstrual period continues to plague...
Rise In Menstrual Activism But A Long Way To Go
The other day, an American lady in her 70s told me that when she first started...