The Issues of Womanhood

In a recent article published by the Huffington Post, one of the biggest issues that women encounter in developing countries is how to to stay clean and access feminine products during their menstrual cycles. For most young women, their first period is a something to celebration. They are passing from childhood into woman hood, but for most of these girls in countries from Africa to South America, it becomes a monthly burden which is difficult to deal with on a monthly basis. If a girl does not have proper access to feminine hygiene products, it can have a number of devastating consequences, from health issues to education. If a girl does not have access to proper sanitation during her monthly menstrual cycle, she becomes more susceptible to various infections, such as but not limited to: urinary tract infections, toxic shock syndrome (a very serious and deadly infection caused by improper physical care), sepsis, and many other harmful issues. It also causes a great strain on their education. If these young, growing girls to not have feminine hygiene products, they are unable to attend school because there is no way to control their menstrual flow and keep it from becoming a messy and embarrassing issue in public during their classes. As a result, each month they are forced to stay home from school. Because of this, they slowly and steadily begin to fall behind their male peers in the class, ultimately completely undermining their education. It is important that they have access to these important and necessary products so they can lead healthy, unburdened lives.



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/02/impoverished-girls-use-rags-for-sanitary-protection_n_1125215.html 

The Issues of Womanhood

In a recent article published by the Huffington Post, one of the biggest issues that women encounter in developing countries is how to to stay clean and access feminine products during their menstrual cycles. For most young women, their first period is a something to celebration. They are passing from childhood into woman hood, but for most of these girls in countries from Africa to South America, it becomes a monthly burden which is difficult to deal with on a monthly basis. If a girl does not have proper access to feminine hygiene products, it can have a number of devastating consequences, from health issues to education. If a girl does not have access to proper sanitation during her monthly menstrual cycle, she becomes more susceptible to various infections, such as but not limited to: urinary tract infections, toxic shock syndrome (a very serious and deadly infection caused by improper physical care), sepsis, and many other harmful issues. It also causes a great strain on their education. If these young, growing girls to not have feminine hygiene products, they are unable to attend school because there is no way to control their menstrual flow and keep it from becoming a messy and embarrassing issue in public during their classes. As a result, each month they are forced to stay home from school. Because of this, they slowly and steadily begin to fall behind their male peers in the class, ultimately completely undermining their education. It is important that they have access to these important and necessary products so they can lead healthy, unburdened lives.



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/02/impoverished-girls-use-rags-for-sanitary-protection_n_1125215.html 

The Issues of Womanhood

In a recent article published by the Huffington Post, one of the biggest issues that women encounter in developing countries is how to to stay clean and access feminine products during their menstrual cycles. For most young women, their first period is a something to celebration. They are passing from childhood into woman hood, but for most of these girls in countries from Africa to South America, it becomes a monthly burden which is difficult to deal with on a monthly basis. If a girl does not have proper access to feminine hygiene products, it can have a number of devastating consequences, from health issues to education. If a girl does not have access to proper sanitation during her monthly menstrual cycle, she becomes more susceptible to various infections, such as but not limited to: urinary tract infections, toxic shock syndrome (a very serious and deadly infection caused by improper physical care), sepsis, and many other harmful issues. It also causes a great strain on their education. If these young, growing girls to not have feminine hygiene products, they are unable to attend school because there is no way to control their menstrual flow and keep it from becoming a messy and embarrassing issue in public during their classes. As a result, each month they are forced to stay home from school. Because of this, they slowly and steadily begin to fall behind their male peers in the class, ultimately completely undermining their education. It is important that they have access to these important and necessary products so they can lead healthy, unburdened lives.



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/02/impoverished-girls-use-rags-for-sanitary-protection_n_1125215.html