#menstrualpads — Public Fediverse posts

#Anger Over #MenstrualPads in #China Sparks #Political #Discussion on #WomensRights

A #citizen-led #investigation in revealed discrepancies in menstrual pad #sizes and #quality, igniting widespread #anger #online. What started as a #consumer #complaint quickly turned #political, raising concerns about women’s rights, #representation, and #social #inequality.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Asia #China #Politics #WomensRights #Feminism #Representation #Culture

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2024/12/09/in-china-the-online-expression-of-anger-over-menstrual-pads-has-taken-a-very-political-turn_6735674_23.html

#Sustainable, #plant-based #menstrualpads could improve access to #Feminine #hygiene #products

#Researchers at #StanfordUniversity have designed an open-source #process for turning #sisal #fibers into #absorbent #material for #menstrual #pads, creating an opportunity for the #local, #sustainable #manufacture of #hygiene #products that many #communities need.

#Women #TransMen #Nonbinary #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #HygieneProducts #Menstruation

https://news.stanford.edu/2023/11/30/plant-based-menstrual-pads-help-alleviate-period-poverty/