GIRL BOSS - Period Shame - The Documentary

‘Period Shame’ is a documentary that takes a snapshot of the experiences of girls in the township of Olievenhoutbosch, Centurion, South Africa, and their experiences as they transition into womanhood.

‘Period Shame’ paints a grim story about how the majority of girls and women live in the heart of poverty and suffer continued indignity that deepens gender inequality. 26yrs into a democratic dispensation, economic and social inequality means that 30% of school-going girls do not have access to sanitary pads and pain management medicines for period pains, and miss as many as 50 school days a year.

‘Period Shame’ is calling out to government and society that it is a shame for such a state to continue and sanitary pads need to be made available for free everywhere as condoms are free. Before the end of 2020, free sanitary pads should at least be available in public schools and public clinics. Denying girls free sanitary pads is a form of gender-based violence that causes life long trauma.

Please watch and spread awareness of the few issues we raise. There are many more. Sign our petition to government and support our work to lobby for free sanitary pads and free pain management medicine for period pains.

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