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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
Some girls in Myanmar experience shame regarding their periods and generally do not talk about menstruation. | |||
“The biological fact of the matter is that all women menstruate, yet the necessary conversations on this subject have yet to be had in many areas of Myanmar. This lack of awareness has left women at the bottom of the social, political and economic hierarchies which has led to adverse effects in national development. Without proper resources on menstruation that any man or woman can access, an uncomfortable paradigm will linger that fails to connect female hygiene and gender equality.” - Maghen Quadrini from local women’s rights organisation Akhaya<ref>[https://www.iwda.org.au/period-shame-tackled-on-menstrual-hygiene-day-in-myanmar/ PERIOD SHAME TACKLED ON MENSTRUAL HYGIENE DAY IN MYANMAR]</ref> | “The biological fact of the matter is that all women menstruate, yet the necessary conversations on this subject have yet to be had in many areas of Myanmar. This lack of awareness has left women at the bottom of the social, political and economic hierarchies which has led to adverse effects in national development. Without proper resources on menstruation that any man or woman can access, an uncomfortable paradigm will linger that fails to connect female hygiene and gender equality.” - Maghen Quadrini from local women’s rights organisation Akhaya<ref>[https://www.iwda.org.au/period-shame-tackled-on-menstrual-hygiene-day-in-myanmar/ PERIOD SHAME TACKLED ON MENSTRUAL HYGIENE DAY IN MYANMAR]</ref> | ||
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===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
In Myanmar, pads are easier to find than tampons. While menstrual cups are not widely available, you may be able to purchase Lunette from [https://www.liveloveluna.com/ liveloveluna] and have it shipped to Myanmar | In Myanmar, pads are easier to find than tampons. Local women say that you can find tampons at Market Place in Golden Valley and Market Place at Myanmar Plaza (mini-tampons and regular-sized tampons). While menstrual cups are not widely available, you may be able to purchase Lunette from [https://www.liveloveluna.com/ liveloveluna] and have it shipped to Myanmar. There are no official sellers of most major menstrual cup brands (that we know of) in Myanmar, such as DivaCup, MoonCup, LadyCup, etc. | ||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||
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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
In Myanmar, women get 12 weeks of maternity leave with 66.7% of wages covered. Men get six days of "casual leave" to assist spouses.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parental_leave Parental Leave]</ref> | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
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==List of Additional Resources== | ==List of Additional Resources== | ||
* Women's Organizations Network of Myanmar: Contact Address hide (ဆက္သြယ္ရန္လိပ္စာ), Building 11, Room 3(A), 2nd Floor, Sen Yeik Nyein 2 Street, Kamaryurt Township. Telephone: 09 430 23325. Contact Email (ဆက္သြယ္ရန္အီးေမးလ္လိပ္စာ). Email: won.myanmar@gmail.com | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||