by Saniya Lee Ghanoui | May 28, 2014 | Activism, Communication, Health Care, Law/Legal, Menstruation
As I’m sure you’re well aware, today is Menstrual Hygiene Day and there are activities all across the globe to commemorate this day. The SMCR is excited to announce that it contributed to the day by endorsing the Robin Danielson Act of 2014, a legislation...
by Saniya Lee Ghanoui | May 28, 2014 | Activism, Girls, Health Care, Menstruation
Happy Menstrual Hygiene Day! As has been documented this week, today is Menstrual Hygiene Day. Please see the official Menstrual Hygiene Day website for more information and to check out the global activities going on to celebrate this day. SMCR contributed to...
by Saniya Lee Ghanoui | May 27, 2014 | Activism, FemCare, Girls, Health Care, Menstruation
Guest post by Danielle Keiser Summary: Menstrual Hygiene Day is not only about the biological process of growing up into a woman, but also about addressing the challenges that exist in many developing countries with regards to managing menstruation safely and...
by Chris Bobel | May 26, 2014 | Activism, Health Care, Internet, Menstruation
Breaking the Bloody Taboo: The 28th of May is Menstrual Hygiene Day Let´s Start the Conversation About Menstruation! On May 28th – the first global Menstrual Hygiene Day – more than 90 international and local organizations are coming together to break the silence...
by Elizabeth Kissling | May 24, 2014 | Internet
In Friday’s Guardian, Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett explores why so many young people aren’t using contraception. Nearly everyone she spoke with for the article is British – including SMCR’s Holly Grigg-Spall — but numbers are similar in the U.S. A study...