We need to normalize periods. - Gloria Orwoba

I have never understood why menstruation is spoken of like a secret. She recalled being excited as a teenager to finally have her first period after being the last among her peers to get the mark of womanhood.

I long for the day when accidental period stains will be seen as normal, not shameful. Women and girls are using up valuable sanitary pads by wearing them as a precaution out of anxiety.

The first thing that we have been taught is that periods are dirty and shouldn’t be seen.