It's an important monthly cycle for half the world's population, yet even in 2017 many people aren鈥檛 comfortable talking about it.
This hour, why is menstruation so taboo, even though it鈥檚 a basic part of human biology?
How does the fact that we don鈥檛 talk about periods in 鈥減olite conversation鈥� affect the lives of women and girls here in the U.S. and around the world?
We鈥檒l have a gynecologist take us back to the basics and we鈥檒l hear from the author of 鈥淧eriods Gone Public鈥� about why our politicians should be thinking about periods, too.
GUESTS:
- Dr. Amy Johnson - Obstetrician/Gynecologist,
- Joan Chrisler - Professor of Psychology at , editor of the journal , and former president of the
- Marni Sommers - Associate Professor of Socio-medical Sciences at the , and co-host with UNICEF of the annual Menstrual Hygiene Management in Schools Virtual Conference
- Jennifer Weiss-Wolf - Vice President for the and author of .
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Chion Wolf contributed to this show.
Resources for talking with kids about puberty and menstruation:
