Legal Rights and Menstrual Health: Advocating for Policy Change

Menstrual dignity is a matter of justice, accountability, and human rights. In Nigeria, no specific law guarantees access to pads or sanitary facilities in schools. We discuss the urgent need for policy change—from removing taxes on products to passing a Menstrual Health and Hygiene Bill. Join the Conversation: Use your voice to demand change! Share this episode and ask your representatives: "Where do you stand on menstrual equity?" Tag us on Instagram @girls.voices, on Facebook @girlsvoices, on LinkedIn @girlsvoices, on X @girlsvoices1, and use #RedDotPodcast. The Red Dot Podcast is a 10-episode podcast series led by adolescent girls in Nigeria to normalize conversations around menstruation. It is an initiative of the Red Dot Campaign, implemented by Girls Voices Initiative under the consortium-led Sang pour Sang initiative including Fos Feminista, Equipop, PSI-Europe, Global South Coalition for Dignified Menstruation. Funded by the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), this project challenges systemic menstrual discrimination and promotes dignity across nine countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean.