The Power of Stigma in Menstrual Products

Women spend about three billion dollars a year on sanitary products in the US alone. The Selu cotton pad was followed by the commercial tampon, patented in 1933 and marketed as TAMPACs. Arunachalam Muruganantham is now celebrated for his invention but stigma remains over period care. UNESCO: One in ten girls in Sub-Saharan Africa miss school during their periods.