Women’s health is not a “women’s issue.” It is the foundation of every family. The people who carry the greatest burden of care in our homes should not have to neglect their own wellbeing to care for everyone else.
What kind of society are we building if our mothers and daughters are expected to endure pain quietly, while those who speak openly or seek support are judged?
Women who take care of themselves should be respected. Men who support them should be applauded, not mocked.
Menstrual Hygiene Day should remind us of one painful truth: period poverty should not exist in any compassionate society. Not in this day and age. Not anywhere.