An online campaign has prompted major pad manufacturers to apologize. Regulators said they would consider women’s criticisms when writing new standards.
Tag: Menstruation
5 Takeaways From an Investigation Into Hysterectomies in India’s Sugar Industry
Indebted workers, facing brutal working conditions, are pushed to get hysterectomies as a treatment for routine ailments. Sugar mills disclaim responsibility.
5 Takeaways From an Investigation Into Hysterectomies in India’s Sugar Industry
Indebted workers, facing brutal working conditions, are pushed to get hysterectomies as a treatment for routine ailments. Sugar mills disclaim responsibility.
‘Too Patriarchal’ Father in India Now Champions Women’s Rights
A delivery room epiphany transformed a village headman into an unlikely and highly successful campaigner against prenatal sex testing, which often led to aborting female fetuses.
How Climate Change Is Making Tampons (and Lots of Other Stuff) More Expensive
Cotton farmers in Texas suffered record losses amid heat and drought last year, new data shows. It’s an example of how global warming is a “secret driver of inflation.”
A ‘Period Dignity Officer’ Seemed Like a Good Idea. Until a Man Was Named.
The job in the Scottish region of Tayside was eliminated after a groundswell of anger that a man would be overseeing, or ‘mansplaining,’ menstruation policy.
Step Right Up, Mr. Tough Guy, and Try Enduring Menstrual Cramps
A campaign in India aims to end the shame and silence around monthly periods and to introduce better hygiene products.
Scotland Makes Period Products Free
The country is the first to offer tampons, sanitary pads and other menstrual products free of charge.
Spain Considers Bill to Give Period Leave to Women With Menstrual Pain
A draft law would allow women to stay home if they are diagnosed by a doctor. It would also extend abortion access, but it faces an arduous path through Parliament.
Research to Examine Whether Vaccines Affect Menstrual Cycles
Some vaccinated women and girls have reported changes in their menstrual cycles, although no formal studies have yet examined the issue.