Eighteen percent of girls in Rwanda miss, on average, 35 days of school every year (and up to 50 days of school or work each year) due to their periods and ineffective pads and the embarrassment and ridicule that ensues. [Sustainable Health Enterprises], in effect, builds confidence, education, and income--and even creates jobs for women in the cheap pad-making franchises.
from Banana-Based Pad Maker Elizabeth Scharpf Wants Rwandan Women Educated. Period.
It's a common gag that women don't think quite the same they get their period. But according to neuroscientists in Taiwan, in some women menstruation may change the very structure of the brain.
They don't yet know what these changes mean, however.
It is with great sorrow that I realized this gem has existed on the interwebs for many years without my knowledge. I bring you The Museum of Menstruation and Women's Health. It is a treasure trove of facts, information, discussions, and links. In the words of "mouse":i check it every could years (the angry thread) because it offers so much insight into how women variously feel about their bodies and society.
