Menstrual Taboo

In the clip of a TV commercial shared by Ms Irani, she can be discussing "those five days" -a reference made to the menstrual cycle of a woman.

Every year, World Menstrual Hygiene Day is observed on May 28 to raise awareness about menstruation

"I wonder how much better our period journey would have been if only we cared about our menstrual wellbeing," said Taapsee Pannu

World Menstrual Hygiene Day is observed on 28 May to eradicate the myths and stigma associated with menstruation. Here's what you should know about period hygiene.

To create awareness on menstrual hygiene and break the societal silence over the "taboo subject" of menstruation, a mural "Bleed with dignity" was installed in Guwahati on the World Menstrual Hygiene Day on Tuesday.

A law student from Kerala has filed a police complaint alleging cyber bullying by right-wing groups after she posted a poem on her Facebook page on taboos attached to menstruation.

Akshay Kumar wrote, "Men and women are breaking the taboo and discussing about menstrual hygiene"

Muruganantham hopes PadMan will help raise awareness about the importance of menstrual hygiene

Radhika Apte said: "Mothers taught their daughters how not to talk about it openly, not to go to the kitchen or not to enter the temple"

Twinkle Khanna spoke about menstrual hygiene at Oxford Union

"I think women should have free access to sanitary napkins," says Akshay Kumar

Menstruation is natural and a healthy function of every woman's reproductive life. But even today it has been mythicized and mysterious. Women are restricted from everyday social life because of this. Menstruation is a taboo and it has affected many women's lives.

A Pakistani entrepreneur has developed a mobile game app intended to break taboos surrounding menstruation in the developing world, including beliefs that periods are "evil" or make women impure.

23-year-old Sreya Salim is a student at Kozhikode Medical College, located over 400 kms from the state capital of Thiruvanthapuram. As an adolescent, she was expected to keep her period talks under-wraps. To her astonishment, the same closeted approach continued when she stepped into her medical college. “What shocked me the most was how a campu...

Incredible as it may seem, it's rare for female athletes to talk publicly about whether their menstrual cycle affects their performance. In China, it's unheard of.

In the clip of a TV commercial shared by Ms Irani, she can be discussing "those five days" -a reference made to the menstrual cycle of a woman.

Every year, World Menstrual Hygiene Day is observed on May 28 to raise awareness about menstruation

"I wonder how much better our period journey would have been if only we cared about our menstrual wellbeing," said Taapsee Pannu

World Menstrual Hygiene Day is observed on 28 May to eradicate the myths and stigma associated with menstruation. Here's what you should know about period hygiene.

To create awareness on menstrual hygiene and break the societal silence over the "taboo subject" of menstruation, a mural "Bleed with dignity" was installed in Guwahati on the World Menstrual Hygiene Day on Tuesday.

A law student from Kerala has filed a police complaint alleging cyber bullying by right-wing groups after she posted a poem on her Facebook page on taboos attached to menstruation.

Akshay Kumar wrote, "Men and women are breaking the taboo and discussing about menstrual hygiene"

Muruganantham hopes PadMan will help raise awareness about the importance of menstrual hygiene

Radhika Apte said: "Mothers taught their daughters how not to talk about it openly, not to go to the kitchen or not to enter the temple"

Twinkle Khanna spoke about menstrual hygiene at Oxford Union

"I think women should have free access to sanitary napkins," says Akshay Kumar

Menstruation is natural and a healthy function of every woman's reproductive life. But even today it has been mythicized and mysterious. Women are restricted from everyday social life because of this. Menstruation is a taboo and it has affected many women's lives.

A Pakistani entrepreneur has developed a mobile game app intended to break taboos surrounding menstruation in the developing world, including beliefs that periods are "evil" or make women impure.

23-year-old Sreya Salim is a student at Kozhikode Medical College, located over 400 kms from the state capital of Thiruvanthapuram. As an adolescent, she was expected to keep her period talks under-wraps. To her astonishment, the same closeted approach continued when she stepped into her medical college. “What shocked me the most was how a campu...

Incredible as it may seem, it's rare for female athletes to talk publicly about whether their menstrual cycle affects their performance. In China, it's unheard of.