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Religious taboos and social stigma concerning menstruation contribute to a lack of access to school for girls in Ghana. In rural areas of the country 95% of girls have reported missing school during their periods. The World Bank estimates that 11.5 million women in Ghana do not have access to adequate hygiene and sanitation. [64]
Furniss told the chamber that boys and girls have "two p's—peeing and pooping" but he jokingly said he was "surprised" to learn in 2023 that girls also had a third p—periods. "With the third p ...
An estimated 23% of girls in India drop out of school when they start menstruating. [10] This custom frequently prevents girls from taking their exams while she is menstruating. It denotes that only a few girls from regions where this practice is prevalent continue their education past matriculation. [7]
Period shaming can make women feel insecure about the menstrual process and thus less likely to carry period products on hand, as well as less likely to have conversations on menstrual health with friends and family members. [7] This, if not mediated, can cause chronic mental illnesses to onset such as depression and anxiety.
Pink tax or tampon tax contributes to period poverty, affecting 500 million worldwide. 1 in 5 American girls miss school due to period poverty. End it.
‘We were in the toilet because she was on her period, but she didn’t care. She just gave us lunchtime detention,’ pupil says
Reading in the book "Growth and change" about menstruation and puberty (Tanzania) Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) or menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) is the access to menstrual hygiene products to absorb or collect the flow of blood during menstruation, privacy to change the materials, and access to facilities to dispose of used menstrual management materials. [1]
The issue is now in the hands of Florida’s high school athletic board.