Dr. Jaya Thakur
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Right to Menstrual Hygiene – Proclamation is Easier Than Implementation
Abstract From time immemorial, menstruation was a taboo. It was only in the late 1800s that the scientific awareness of women bleeding into their clothes and then using the same clothes for four to eight days came to the minds of people. The beings got ignited with the idea of “hygiene”, “cleanliness”, and “comfort”. The…
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Right to Menstrual Health as a Part of the Right to Life | Shabi Tauseef, VL Desk
Menstruation in India is still a taboo, unspoken issue for many. Adolescent girls face shame, poverty, and substandard sanitation, leading to absence from school or even dropout. Dasra, a non-profit organisation in a 2014 study found that about 2.3 crore Indian girls drop out of school every year after they start menstruating, largely due to…