In this age of information overload, it is easy for important things to get lost in the noise. This is why we handpicked a few pieces of news, articles, blogs and essays that got our attention at GiveHer5. Here is your dose of curated period news to keep you aware, informed and up to date on […]
Period Shaming – Parents, here is how you can help end it.
As parents, you always want to shelter your children from the big, bad world out there. While you may be making sure that home is a safe space, there is very little you can control once your kids are outside home. As they grow older, your kids spend a lot of time in school and […]
Book Review: PERIOD by Emma Barnett
At GiveHer5, we like to keep ourselves updated on the topic of menstruation in whatever context it comes up – be it through a social issue, awareness campaign, a movie reference or even a book. As a topic, there is a vast spectrum of issues that intersect with it ranging from health and hygiene, politics, poverty, taboos, gender […]
UN Day: Menstruation and the Sustainable Development Goals
October 24, UN Day UN Day or United Nations Day is celebrated globally on 24th October. It marks the existence of the UN Charter in the year 1945. Given that today is an important day, we wanted to highlight the relationship between menstrual health management and the Sustainable Development Goals. GiveHer5 in a nutshell […]
World Mental Health Day 2019
Just over a month ago, a young girl living in Kenya died by suicide. The reason? She was period shamed in front of her peers by her teacher for bleeding through her uniform. This was the first time the child got her period, so she had not planned to have menstrual supplies at hand. The […]
Periods in the News – #MenstrualMatters
In this age of information overload, it is easy for important things to get lost in the noise. This is why we handpicked a few pieces of news, articles, blogs and essays that got our attention at GiveHer5. Here is your dose of curated news to keep you aware, informed and up to date on […]
Period Representation on TV
In India, it is unsurprising that people still follow archaic traditions and hold backward beliefs. Talking about periods is considered a social taboo in several households. And like other important issues, there is a daily fight to change society’s perceptions and normalize the existence of menstruation by having necessary conversations. Recently, we at GiveHer5 found […]
Story of a Legend – Ruth Bader Ginsburg, The Flaming Feminist
“Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.” – Ruth Bader Ginsburg We tend to look at history for people who inspire and those who have done big things that warrant admiration for decades to come. But what about living legends? The […]
GiveHer5 x Citizens’ Archive of India
As you know, GiveHer5 is a social initiative bringing safe sanitary solutions to young women in rural areas across India. While we work towards a brighter future for thousands of women across the country, it is also important to be aware of and understand the challenges and hardships faced by women in Indian society over […]
How To Deal With Body Shaming
The human body is by far the most complicated piece of machinery a person owns. Science has spent decades trying to uncover the origins of human life and how exactly the body works. Current research suggests that there are over a trillion cells in the human body, roughly seven hundred named skeletal muscles and yet […]