For an hour or so there were lectures and videos about ovaries, fertilisation and menstrual cycles that needed to be hidden from the boys. This talk has been in schools for decades and its nature has made periods a gender specific secret. Through an online campaign on Twitter, women are using the hashtag #FreePeriodStories, in an effort to tackle stigma around menstruation. The campaign is calling for increased access to information and education to help break the silence, stigma and taboos. COMMIT SUICIDEThe conservative culture around menstruation is still alive and even grown women hide sanitary products owing to stigma and the taboo nature of the topic.

Source: Daily Nation November 12, 2019 16:33 UTC