When Eva Marie Carney read a news story a few years ago about period poverty in Native North America, she became aware of an issue she hadn’t considered. She knew she needed to use the resources she ...

Every day, many girls around the world experience their first menstrual cycle. A period is a natural and healthy part of a woman’s reproductive health. While some cultures celebrate this beautiful ...

Aditi Gupta, co-founder of Menstrupedia, a start-up social enterprise that uses a comic book and online platform to shatter the taboo and dispel the myths surrounding menstruation in conservative ...

The research that this article is based on was funded by EPSRC. It received ethics approval from Safa, India and the University of Liverpool, UK and was carried out in partnership with four NGOs: Safa ...

MUMBAI, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A new website and comic book called "Menstrupedia" aims to shatter the taboo surrounding periods in conservative India, where millions of girls face social ...