Menstrual Awareness Quotes

Men have periods too, they just don't bleed.

You know in sixth grade, when they made all of us girls go into this other room and watch a video about getting our periods and stuff? I bet while we were gone, the boys were watching a video about how to look at each other in that infuriating way.

Wherever I went and spoke about menstrual hygiene, I was beaten up by people. I used to cover my cheeks with both my hands whenever I went to speak on the subject, so how could I ever imagine that someone would make a film on such a topic?

Over half the world menstruates at one time or another, but you'd never know it. Isn't that strange?

I already have a pet project called Project Shakti and it aims on educating women on menstruation cycle.

I was ten. I had noticed something was weird earlier in the day, but I knew from commercials that one's menstrual period was a blue liquid that you poured like laundry detergent onto maxi pads to test their absorbency. This wasn't blue, so... I ignored it for a few hours.

It was tough to cope with the pressure of having to talk about menstruation, but now with 'Newsweek' splashing it as the cover story, I thing the point I wished to make has found its mark.

Well, menstrual hygiene is a cause that is close to my heart.

I had been getting queries from regional filmmakers to do a movie based on my work. But I did not want my work and mission - to create awareness on menstrual hygiene - to be restricted to only a part of the country. In fact, I wanted to do the movie in Hollywood.

Mentioning the word 'menstruation' has always been a taboo in India. People always shy away from talking about menstruation hygiene, and the awareness about the topic is very dismal.

My vision is to make India into a 100% sanitary-pad-using country. Menstruation is no more a taboo.

There should be awareness on menstrual hygiene among men as well.

If men menstruated, they would brag about how much and for how long.

The taboo regarding menstruation exists across the world, even among the educated.