1.4 Let's Talk Period: Overcoming Stigmas + Shame to End Period Poverty | G+T Conversations

Welcome to G+T Conversations, the ultimate global lifestyle podcast! We are your hosts, Gwenda + Tatjana, and in this episode, we speak about all things periods. Follow G+T Conversations on Instagram ⁠⁠@GTconversations⁠⁠ and join the conversation. Some of the things we mentioned in this episode Favorites of the Week: Tatjana: (1) Alexis Hall's new Book: “10 Things That Never Happened” and (2) the fact that Swiggy is selling sarees and cricket jerseys now. Gwenda: (1) She bought herself flowers and (2) She loved the National Day Celebrations by the Spanish Consulate in Mumbai. Goal of the Week: Tatjana: Complete 2 of her October goals Gwenda: Book solo-date at a cafe (without phone and other distractions) to finish her reading goal for October Periods: Around 2 billion people worldwide menstruate. 71% of girls in India don't know about periods when they get it for the first time. 60% of girls and 70% of boys in Germany find periods shameful and embarrassing to talk about. 70% of mothers in India consider menstruation 'dirty'. 1 out of 5 girls in India quits school every year due to lack of access to good quality period products. Read sources for the above data here and here. Germany removed luxury tax on period products (now taxed as non-luxury product at 7%) in 2020. Read more. India removed GST on sale of period products in 2018. Read more. Spain passed a law that gives workers the right to paid menstruation leave. Read more. In today's episode we introduce you to: Goonj, an Indian NGO that collects urban surplus material to help the financially and materially poor in designing and implementing their own solutions. Their program NJPC (Not Just a Piece of Cloth) works on breaking the culture of shame and silence around menstruation by addressing the key issues around menstrual health: Awareness, Access, and Affordability. https://goonj.org/njpc/. Follow G+T Conversations on Instagram ⁠⁠@GTconversations⁠⁠ You can also connect with us on our personal accounts at ⁠⁠@gwendaschobert⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠@craving_expat_life⁠⁠. Tune in every Friday for a new episode. * G+T Conversations is created using Spotify for Podcasters.