This paper centers on the phenomenon widely known as period shaming, and aims at vocalizing the significance of menstrual products and destigmatization of menstruation for the sake of women’s rights. The author presents a program called mutual aid in menstrual products and related opinions.

Kexin Zhou. Mutual Aid in Menstrual Products: Retaliation Against Stigmatization and Misogyny. Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences (2022) Vol. 5, Issue 3: 81-83. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJHSS.2022.050315.

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