Rick Yancey Quotes

He reached up t0 grab one and came down with several, and they kept coming, washing over him, floating all around him. Never have tampon strings seemed so beautiful as they rolled up and down with the wind, landing on the ground and then twirling and floating up again, falling and rising and falling and rising.

Food banks have told us of the increasing donations of, and demand for, tampons and pads which are gratefully received by women struggling to afford them.

We'd love to create feminine hygiene products.

When I took admission in a medical college, I found that apart from the lack of education, what stopped girls from menstrual management was a limited access to sanitary pads.

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

Lack of access to basic sanitation facilities can be a traumatic experience for girls especially during menstruation period and have an adverse impact on their health.

My project for menstrual hygiene is about empowering girls.

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

I was doing some research on menstruation for a column. I read about Arunachalam Muruganantham's life and work, and his story gripped me, and that is when I sat down, wrote the first few pages, and sent them off to my editor to have a look.

The government should include menstrual hygiene in the curriculum.

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?

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

As we know, menstrual hygiene is an issue women have been facing over the years. It's great that the initiative to provide low-cost sanitary napkins has been undertaken. It is an empowering step for many women.

I strongly feel about women's rights because I have been working for menstrual hygiene across India.

My wife was gone, all other girls failed to cooperate, so I decided to wear a pouch of animal blood myself and test out my pads by wearing them myself. The discomfort I felt for those five days cannot be explained in words; I bow to every woman on earth for going through this every month.

In prison, you're issued a number of sanitary pads per month. And many times, even when you're issued a number of sanitary pads, the guards will just come in and rip your room apart, rip your locker apart and take them.

Every father, brother, and husband should know about menstruation. It is not just about women; it is about men, too.

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

You can send women to the Moon or Mars later. First, provide sanitary pads to them.

I'm ecstatic to be known as pad man, as it makes a difference to women's lives.

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.

I told my parents that I wanted to work on menstrual hygiene because I believe a girl can achieve everything if she is healthy.

To break the age-old taboos and to see girls and women use pads was a difficult task.

The use of sanitary pads and the dos and don'ts should be discussed with openness so as to make a hygienic and healthy life for the women.

Women's regular bleeding engenders phantoms.