In this episode, Sarrah and guest host Ayesha sit down with Adrija Jana, a high school senior from Kolkata, India to discuss menstrual hygiene,  inequities, and taboos. Listen as they discuss the Pink Tax, period taboos in Desi and Desi-American cultures, educating men on periods, and lack of access to menstrual hygiene products in American and Indian schools. Specific time stamps are included below!

Period poverty definition -  (7:00)

How did you find out about periods? (8:20)

Period taboo & Desi cultural stigma - (13:15) & (40:28)

Educating men on periods - (22:03)

Pink Tax & period products accessibility - (26:05) & (30:40)

COVID-19's impact on period poverty/menstrual stigma - (29:00)

Menstural hyegine in schools in the U.S. & India - (36:39)

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