The first talk with your daughter about periods is an important one. It can leave an everlasting imprint on her. Therefore, it’s important as parents and guardians to be adequately prepared for the opportunity whenever it presents itself. The period talk unfolds differently in every family and often quite out of the blue. In fact, […]
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As we aim to provide period dignity to women around the world, we should also be encouraging each woman’s responsibility towards environmental sustainability. Women have come a long way through history negotiating the rough terrains of period management. It’s time we paid attention to the ecological cost of our period management choices. Back in time
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The need to make menstrual management economically sustainable for all The global discourse on period dignity goes hand in hand with economic sustainability of menstrual management. It takes only a quick review of the relevant literature to see how closely linked “period shame” is to the accessibility of hygiene infrastructure and affordability of hygiene products. In
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Our ideas of universal menstrual education and period dignity are still rather medieval for a natural bodily function that directly affects 1.8 billion human beings on the globe. Open conversations about periods are fraught with shyness and hesitation even between our mothers and daughters, let alone involving the male members of our families. Menstrual education
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Make the Switch to a Ruby Menstrual Cup in May and help 2 girls in need! If you have been considering trying a menstrual cup, then now is a great time to make the switch. For the entire month of May, Ruby Cup are doubling their cup donations. If you buy 1, they give 2!
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Whilst half the world’s population menstruates during their reproductive years, the topic of menstruation is still taboo in most socialites and rarely talked about openly or without embarrassment. Why is menstruation, which is a natural bodily function, seen as an embarrassing or shameful topic? In this article, you will find 5 common reasons that contribute to
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It is only in recent times that discussing our menstrual cycles has become ‘acceptable’ (and even then it can depend on with whom the discussion is being held). It has often been looked upon as a taboo subject and is a time of month that many women feel uncomfortable, unclean, and restricted from doing the
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