Menstruation

This program offers families cash grants if they keep their children in school. According to the World Bank, the program has proven to increase high school attendance of girls in school by 20 percent. Lastly, menstruation management is also another cost-effective method to increase school attendance of girls. For example, in Africa girls reuse old rags during their periods and will often stay home to avoid embarrassment from leaks and stains. If girls have access…

added up to create one big hardship. It was worse to be a woman in the concentration camps because they were more vulnerable to beatings and torture, had a higher chance of being killed right away, and had a hard time with excessive bleeding from menstruation. Elie Wiesel’s experience in the camps was different than a woman’s in many ways. Women were most likely to survive if they were in good and healthy condition. Pregnant woman and children were killed immediately in gas chambers.…

abstract principles. Application Our group think in practical way to handle the lavatory female users problems by providing sanitary towel machine and alarm.  Sanitary towel • Females those are going through menstruation. Not all females remember to bring their sanitary towel during their menstruation. They can buy it in the lavatory if they don’t have one for an emergency. This is why we decided to provide them a sanitary towel machine in the lavatory.  Alarm • People who have difficulty…

because it is associated to the less powerful sex. The author claims that if men where to menstruate it “would become an enviable, boast-worthy, masculine event”(pg. 209) I have to agree with her when she says this. Power has NO real connection to menstruation. A…

old will be a legitimate wife at the time when she has completed her twelfth year at her husband’s home” (Pomponius D.23.2.4) . Girls married before their twelfth birthday were legally called fiancée until they were of age (Treggiari 1991, 41). Menstruation was a sign of puberty for girls; however, when it began varied for each girl (Treggiari 1991, 40). It seemed to be the norm for girls to be married off soon after the beginning of their…

their horror stories. I know my mother and I discussed menstruation, but it was very briefly and I do not remember our discussion in detail. Our school took all 5th grade students to the McMillen Center to learn about the "birds and the bees." At the time, I found this too technical and confusing. I left with many questions and I was too embarrassed to inquire about details. One of my most impactful memories in regards to menstruation happened when I was in 7th grade. We were…

Fluctuating estrogen levels are a potent migraine trigger. Many women have onset of migraine at menarche, severe attacks during menstruation (menstrual migraine), and worsening during menopause. Oral contraceptives and other hormone therapy occasionally trigger or worsen migraine and have been associated with stroke in women who migraine with…

of the RBC that transports oxygen to other organs. Iron-deficiency can be caused by a diet that lacks iron this happens especially with infants, children, teens, vegans and vegetarians. This type of anemia occurs within woman mainly because of menstruation and blood loss that happens during their cycle. Even certain drugs, foods and caffeinated drinks may cause an iron-deficiency in the body. Anemia is tested for many causes so while being tested for anemia you may also be tested for certain…

This past Friday, I watched our Hunter College’s very own Vagina Monologues and Other Stories, and it was truly and unforgettable experience. The production consisted of pieces from the Vagina Monologues along with beautiful original pieces written by students here at HUnter College. Each performance was well constructed and touched a number of various topics. They covered topics such a human trafficking, transgender male’s obstacles, women in black history, how women dress, and many other…

For countless years, women have been held to the unrealistic standard of being pure and flawless creatures that do not possess biological human functions that may suggest a more unappealing nature. Despite the fact that women have biological functions, they are frequently held from the eyes of the public view in order to maintain this image that leads to the dehumanization of the female body. In 1732, Jonathan Swift’s poem “The Lady’s Dressing Room” satirized these unrealistic expectations and…