Tag: menstrual shaming

A young girl looks down, her face in shadow. Her head's silouhette creates a long shadow on a blank wall behind her.

‘I just was scared to feel judged’: Young women reflect on their experiences with menstrual shaming

IPM Student Newsroom reporters interviewed young women in the Midwest about their experiences facing shame, stigma and embarrassment with getting their period.

a girl with a tear rolling down her face

How a Sierra Leonean NGO is tackling period poverty in schools

Tens of millions of girls around the world regularly miss school because of their periods. A local NGO in Sierra Leone is using reusable menstrual hygiene kits and sexual and reproductive health education to keep girls in the classroom.