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Members of the Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA) make low-cost sanitary pads at their facility in Ahmedabad, India, on September 3rd, 2012. Prompted by the widespread suffering of women and girls in rural areas who continue to be plagued by unhygienic old cloth pieces or rags during their menstrual cycle periods, SEWA is manufacturing low-cost sanitary pads with a production capacity at 2,000 pads per day.

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Viewfinder: Creating Low-Cost Sanitary Pads for Menstrual Hygiene Day

Members of the Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA) make low-cost sanitary pads at their facility in Ahmedabad, India. May 28th marks the sixth annual Menstrual Hygiene Day, created to highlight the importance of good menstrual hygiene management.

Pacific Standard Staff

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Hormones and How Women Vote: New Evidence, but No Consensus

New research partially rebuts a controversial 2012 paper that linked fertility with the way women vote, but fails to refute the basic premise.

Tom Jacobs

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Menstruation and the Mall

Women are more likely to engage in problematic shopping behaviors during certain times in their menstruation cycle, according to newly published research.

Tom Jacobs

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Viewfinder: Creating Low-Cost Sanitary Pads for Menstrual Hygiene Day

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Hormones and How Women Vote: New Evidence, but No Consensus

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