Women Hold Up Half The Sky

[Annie]

Here’s a problem that had simply never occurred to me as a major factor in the economies of developing nations: Menstruation. No need to squirm, it is a fact of life and has an effect on life for women and men.

Millions of girls and women in developing countries miss up to 50 days of school/work per year. This is a huge problem, period.

Why is this a problem? Not simply because the monthly visits from aunt flow, the cramps, back aches, fatigue are a pain; not because girls are getting out of PE or playing hooky or calling in sick because they don’t feel like working once a month, but because women in developing nations do not have access to simple necessities such as tampons and pads and that is debilitating.

Without pads and tampons, women are compelled to... READ MORE.