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The answer may lie here. > Nielsen, a research firm, estimates that around 70% of women in the country cannot afford sanitary products: 300m use unhygienic alt
by denzil_correa 8y ago
The answer may lie here.
> Nielsen, a research firm, estimates that around 70% of women in the country cannot afford sanitary products: 300m use unhygienic alternatives like newspapers, dry leaves and cotton rags.
There's a push for pads - not tampons due to conservative reasons.
- flyingpenguin 8y agoHow is this a reason to push anything but cups?
- RankingMember 8y agoThe issue is that it goes up inside the vagina, whereas a pad doesn't. The taboo is related to a perceived loss of virginity. It's hard for me to hold my tongue and not outright assail such thinking, but for me to do so would be fruitless.
- hycaria 8y agoI agree but still, many women are probably not virgins so...