
Menstruating during Ramadan
REPOST Haa’idh? During Ramadan menstruating women have to adhere to specific rules. This is what you need to know. (…)
REPOST Haa’idh? During Ramadan menstruating women have to adhere to specific rules. This is what you need to know. (…)
Managing your menstruation can be quite a challenge when you’re living in Kenya, where wages are low and menstrual products are expensive. The Heels4Pads foundation has come up with a creative solution: trading shoes for sanitary pads. (…)
American writer Rachel Held Evans put them to the test. For an entire year, she took all of the Bible’s menstrual instructions for women as literally as possible and wrote a bestseller about the experience. (…)
Girls and women menstruate. Some animals do too. But a goddess who’s on her period? In India, this happens every year. Find out more about Ambubachi Mela and other festivals that celebrate menstruation. (…)
What do boys think about menstruation? Research by Plan International in Brazil, Indonesia, Uganda and the Netherlands has the bloody honest answer: 55% think menstruation is dirty. (…)
What’s the view of the five major world religions on menstruation? In Christianity, there is a long history of menstrual taboos. (…)
What’s the view of the five major world religions on menstruation? In Judaism women are considered impure half of their fertile life. (…)
When a Gambian girl starts menstruating, she’s often married off to a stranger. Hence why Musu Bakoto hid her periods for two years. (…)
May 28th is MH Day. Because periods don’t pause for pandemics, menstrual awareness may be more important than ever. So #ItsTimeForAction on #MHDay2020! (…)
A new way to measure menstrual health needs: the Menstrual Practice Needs Scale (MPNS-36) focuses on women’s and girls’ perceptions about their menstrual experience. (…)
With campaigns like #YesIBleed and sanitary products in hotel bathrooms, social enterprise She Wings spreads awareness about menstrual health in India. (…)
To celebrate MHDay 2019, on Tuesday, May 28 events will be organised everywhere. Here we’ve highlighted five MHDay 2019 events. (…)
On 19 November it’s World Toilet Day. Because proper sanitation is vital for menstruating girls and women. (…)
On 11 October, the International Day of the Girl Child highlights and addresses the needs and challenges girls face worldwide. This year’s theme: ‘With Her: A Skilled GirlForce’. (…)
During Menstrual Hygiene Day (MH Day) on May 28 all over the world awareness is raised about the challenges women face during their menstruation. This year is the fifth edition. (..)
There’s a lot of period poverty in Africa. Girls miss school and women miss work because they can’t manage their menstruation in a hygienic way. These five African organisations make a change. (…)
By 2030, every woman and girl will be able to manage her menstruation hygienically and without stigma. In a nutshell the goal of the brand new MH Alliance, which is launched by Wash United, Simavi and Global Citizen.
During Menstrual Hygiene Day on May 28, awareness is raised for the worldwide menstruation taboo. This year’s theme: education. In 2017, it’ll be the first time an event is organised in the Netherlands. About time!
March 25 is Worldwide EndoMarch day. All over the world women come together to raise awareness and take a stand against endometriosis. (…)
The name is a catchy one. Menstrupedia aims to shatter the myths and misunderstandings surrounding menstruation by delivering informative and entertaining content. ([…)