Pad Man is a biographical comedy movie inspired by the true story of Arunachalam Muruganantham, a social activist from India. It follows the story of Lakshmikant Chauhan who embarks on a journey to ...

For too many young women around the world, "period shame" — the fear that women are impure when they are menstruating — prevents them from going to school, praying in public places or other parts of ...

Several years ago, when Helen Yenser was a senior at Oakwood School, a private K-12 school in North Hollywood, she stood up in front of her class and talked about menstruating. “After I gave my ...

Abuja-based journalist, Chidiebere (pseudonym), can still remember her first menstrual period. It came upon her like a bolt from the blue. Chidiebere told The Nation that she had already received some ...

In an important step towards improving menstrual hygiene, the western Indian city of Ajmer has become the first in the country to install sanitary napkin vending machines on a large scale. Around of ...