Why is there still so much shame & embarrassment around periods?

Yesterday we talked about the Tampax ad that was taken off Irish television after 84 complaints...

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15.20 31 Jul 2020

Why is there still so much sha...

Why is there still so much shame & embarrassment around periods?

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15.20 31 Jul 2020

Yesterday we talked about the Tampax ad that was taken off Irish television after 84 complaints were made to the Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland (ASAI). It started us talking about why there’s so much shame and embarrassment around periods still. Ciara hears from listeners

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