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Women in developing countries could not be socially isolated during menstruation / have hygiene education

By Hicbd
Wed May 11 2022 9:08 am

"Poornima Javardhan, 25, felt dread and trepidation as she got ready to spend five days in a gaokor – a hut outside her village where girls and women are banished during menstruation...Each month, custom dictates that she must stay in the thatched hut on the edge of a forest, sometimes on her own, or, if she’s lucky, with another woman."

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https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/dec/22/india-menstruation-periods-gaokor-women-isolated
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-taboos-around-menstruation-are-hurting-womens-health-180949992/

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Women / Girl / Feminism Issues Menstrual Periods Global Education Global Rural Areas / Villages Africa Nepal Social and Behavior Change (SBC) / Public Announcements / Campaigns / Advertising India Global Women Empowerment / Gender Equality Developing Countries

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