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Goats and Soda

New Book Busts Myths About Menstruation Spread By Public Health Groups

Jan 30, 2019
In her new book, researcher Chris Bobel looks at how advocates seeking to help girls manage their menstrual cycles are responsible for promoting ideas that have no proof.
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Voters Will Decide Whether To Repeal 'Tampon Tax' In November

Oct 08, 2018

This November, voters will decide whether to change the state's tax code and exempt feminine hygiene products from sales taxes by voting either 'yes' or 'no' on

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Stella Nyanzi arrives at the High Court in Kampala, Uganda, in April 2017. She had been jailed for "cyber-harassment" of the president.

She Strips, She Swears, She Goes To Jail ... For The Good Of Her Country

May 08, 2018
Stella Nyanzi makes headlines in Uganda for protests about everything from corruption to sanitary pads. She's lost her job, landed in jail — and been brought to court to see if she's out of her mind.
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Girls in Uganda hold reusable menstrual pads, which they received after a reproductive health presentation at school.

The Problem With Free Menstrual Pads

Sep 18, 2017
Governments in countries across Africa have promised to deliver free menstrual pads to girls. But are they getting the details right?
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Women (And Men) Demand An End To India's Tax On Sanitary Pads

May 04, 2017
#LahuKaLagaan is the name of a new viral campaign. It means "the tax on blood." The goal is to get the government to end the tax on sanitary napkins.
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Afripads, handed out in a kit that includes a carrying case, are credited with making girls feel comfortable coming to school when they have their period.

Proper Sanitary Pads Are Keeping Girls In School

Mar 09, 2015
Teenagers in a Ugandan village would skip school every month because they didn't have sanitary pads. A new project called AFRIpads is starting to solve that problem.
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