Adolescent girls struggle to understand what’s happening to their bodies when they have their first period, and every day women and girls face stigma and taboos around menstruation.

These men imagined themselves to be pioneers working in the hygiene industry and acted as though they were subject-matter-experts, all the while cracking sexist jokes.

“Ma’am, I saw.” Seven-year-old Bhuvana spoke from the crowd of children who were gathered together by their class teacher in order to find who tore the attendance register. The class monitor, Manish said that it was Swapna, and two of his friends confirmed his answer. Poor Swapna was already in tears. But now Bhuvana’s answer […]

Especially in big companies with their huge campus, state-of-the-art technology and security, can't they provide some basic amenities to the women working for them?

Periods and related hormonal issues are a part of most women's life. We need to support them, not make fun of them at the workplace.