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menstrual-taboo

Shamed for bleeding

Nepali women still have to deal with period shame

Anjana Rajbhandary

Ensuring menstrual hygiene during Nepal lockdown

Despite restrictions on gatherings,  women across Nepal mark Tij this week, the festival of women, on Friday. Increasingly, Tij songs are less about...

“Menstruation is not private business, it is everyone’s business”

Menstruation in Nepal has become synonymous with chhaupadi, the tradition of banishing women to cowsheds for five days during their periods. The...

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