menstrual health
How female-friendly are our office restrooms?
Separate restrooms for women are still not the norm in many workplaces in Bangladesh
A guide to your first visit to the gynaecologist
Just like visiting your doctor for a routine checkup, visiting your gynaecologist once in a while is just being safe.
Banana fibre pads could vastly improve coastal women's reproductive health
In rural Bangladesh, menstrual hygiene management is still a highly tabooed matter
Empowering change: Shaathi marks Menstrual Hygiene Day 2023 with reusable pad-making workshop
Social enterprise Shaathi Bangladesh Limited organised a workshop for making reusable pads on 28 May, 2023, on the occasion of Menstrual Hygiene Day 2023. The workshop was held at the Edward M Kennedy (EMK) Centre in Dhanmondi, Dhaka.
Campaign Dyuti: Creating menstrual hygiene awareness among the visually impaired
Project Konna has been working constantly to eradicate the stigma around menstruation and menstrual hygiene.
Tired of your regular sanitary napkins? Try these products for a change
Researchers find that plastic materials in napkins and diapers take around 300 years to decompose in soil, which may lead to severe environmental consequences. But with increasing awareness and interventions in menstrual hygiene management across the country, the products in Bangladesh are slowly but surely changing. Their benefits are more long-lasting than the plastic products we have made ourselves complacent to.
Availability of menstrual products in educational institutions
Menstruation is a monthly occurrence for women, and having little to no access to pads when needed is a major cause for concern.
POETRY / Advice for Pliny the Elder, Big Daddy of Mansplainers
Great Man, now that you are dead, allow me to squeeze your hand. The sage bushes in Umbria are heavy with bees, so I’m killing them with hypnosis.
Dos and don’ts of menstrual health and hygiene
Many women nowadays have to work outside of their homes for extended periods of time, often without access to appropriate washroom facilities. This can be difficult to manage when it comes to menstruation. This challenging scenario demands a sanitary napkin that can provide reliable protection for at least 12 hours, allowing them to go about their daily lives without worrying about leakage or discomfort. Finding an appropriate product can be essential to ensure that women can be productive and confident at work.
Kerala to allow menstrual leave for university students
Kerala govt will follow CUSAT in taking this initiative statewide.
Sister Library discusses menstrual and reproductive rights
For women looking for answers in Bangladesh, abortion is not legal, but menstrual regulation is. You will face questions about your marital status. You might be turned away if the status is not right.
Why we need menstrual leaves at work
The menstrual leave policy establishes “equity” among workers. The leave will be offered to those who need it.
Menstrual commercials, please do better
TV advertisements for menstrual products are misleading and often disappointing.
Break the taboos around menstruation
Make sanitary napkins affordable and available to all women and girls
Menstruating for the first time
People who never get prior education always end up panicking.
A Case for Eco-Friendly Menstrual Products
Safer, more hygienic, sustainable, and reusable.
How to be supportive to a friend on her period
Women have to face lots of problems growing up. Men can help.
