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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 w...

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15.20 31 Jul 2020


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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