Cost of living: UK period poverty has risen from 12% to 21% in a year
An ActionAid poll has found that the number of UK women and people who menstruate who are struggling to afford period products has risen from 12% to 21% in one year.
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27% of 18 to 24-year-olds in the UK say they are struggling to afford period products like tampons. Photo: Karolina Grabowska
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What are the ceremonies, rituals and celebrations that cultures perform to mark girls' first periods? Photo: Romeo Ninneh/ActionAid
How do people around the world celebrate periods?
In some countries around the world, families and whole communities celebrate a girl reaching puberty as a coming-of-age occasion. Find out how first periods are acknowledged and celebrated from the UK to Japan.
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Girls like 14-year-old Geeta in Nepal face being banished from home every month when they have their period - an extreme form of period shaming. Photo: Poulomi Basu/ActionAid
Why stigma makes periods even more painful
Period stigma and shame can be found everywhere but an extreme form of period shaming called Chhaupadi is stilkl practiced in parts of Nepal.
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Presenter Lauren Layfield tells us why talking about periods is so important. Photo: ActionAid
Lauren Layfield: "Why I talk openly about my period"
TV presenter Lauren Layfield wants to normalise the way we talk about periods. So to celebrate Menstrual Hygiene Day, she discusses the impact of period taboos, and why we should all start talking openly about our periods.
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Find out about the link between period poverty and violence, affecting girls like Lavender. Photo: ActionAid
What's the link between period poverty and violence?
Find out how period poverty is affecting women and girls around the world - including the shocking links between period poverty and violence that might surprise you.
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