Menstruation

Inequality starts at home. A menstruating girl can be treated as if she is burdened with her physiology, unlike her brother. Or the other way round: she is relieved from her duties because “it’s that time of the month”.

Menstruation is still a taboo. 40% of women make sure that nobody sees them going to the toilet with a sanitary napkin or tampon. Every third one of us makes sure that nobody knows we are on our period, and 14% of women are afraid that a friend will see that they are buying sanitary napkins.