Talk:Feminine hygiene

message: It is much too short. Let us expand it to 10 pages or so, as it is an interesting subject. Zezen (talk) 13:09, 3 August 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Expand it

message: Non-women including transmen, non-binary and intersex people deserve and urgently need representation in menstrual health. Particularly given they are groups which experience poorer physical and mental health outcomes due to things such as poor representation of which menstruation representation is but one example.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fluid&kawaiiaf (talk • contribs) 23:54, 17 September 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Absolutely agree with you . In fact, this article shouldn't even be called "feminine" as this term in itself is problematic.MurielMary (talk) 23:56, 17 September 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: With proper sourcing, that seems reasonable; my apologies for reverting too quickly. Colonel Wilhelm Klink (Complaints|Mistakes) 00:00, 18 September 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: That non-women menstruate is a true lived experience had by many people and should not need citation, but I will provide citation for those who are unaware of this. Fluid&kawaiiaf (talk) 00:07, 18 September 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Change to article 

message: I suggest that we move this page to being called "menstrual hygiene technology" so as to not present menstrual management materials as being exclusively for women when that is not the case. We could still have feminine hygiene mentioned in the "also know as" part of the opening sentence so that users who would be searching for menstrual hygiene technology would still find the article if the searched for it under the name "feminine hygiene".  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fluid&kawaiiaf (talk • contribs) 00:25, 18 September 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: If you think this page should be moved, it would be best to open a requested move to obtain consensus. Follow the instructions here to start a discussion. Colonel Wilhelm Klink (Complaints|Mistakes) 00:37, 18 September 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Suggested title change 

message: We propose to expand on the topic of feminine hygiene and add the following sections with the following sources:
Under Costs & Tax Section:
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We will summarize bill vetoed in California (AB 1561):
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1561)
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article149415934.html
California Assembly Bill 10: Feminine hygiene products: public school restrooms
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB10
Discuss tampon tax worldwide & good evidence in New Jersey
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-32883153
Study about benefits of repealing the tax: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jels.12188
History about tampon tax in U.S.:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/01/08/the-tampon-tax-explained/?utm_term=.92592486063c
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/03/13/theres-no-happy-hour-for-menstruation-tax-liquor-instead-of-tampons-lawmakers-say/?utm_term=.f1b7dfe6354e
We will add a section to write about social movements/raising awareness on menstrual equity: 
http://menstrualhygieneday.org/
https://www.period.org/
http://hashtaghappyperiod.org/
https://taxfoundation.org/tampon-taxes-sales-tax/
https://www.freethetampons.org/about.html
Ereca (talk) 19:36, 16 October 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: @Ereca: Please don't put significant new content here about "tampon tax" as that should rather go here: tampon tax. You can put a short summary of your new text on tax here but the bulk should really go into tampon tax. With regards to menstrual issues, do also look at culture and menstruation and see if it fits there. I think this article should pretty much just remain an overview article but the important new content that you mention should go into those sub-articles. EMsmile (talk) 14:53, 29 October 2018 (UTC)

text: Tmboterman I agree we could remove the UK example and just ensure people are pointed to the article on tampon tax where it's all explained. Also, there is no need to expand on issues such as cultural stigma, prison reform as that all belongs into culture and menstruation - we just need to ensure people are aware of that sister article. EMsmile (talk) 03:39, 9 November 2018 (UTC)

text: Hi User:Livvylu was the last comment by you? Please remember to sign each comment with the 4 tildes which adds a data and name. See at the end of my comment. I have removed that list about pros and cons because it is not Wikipedia's role to provide such a list which would invariably be prone to discussions. Also you have used low quality sources, such as Quora. Something like Quora cannot be regarded as a reliable source when it comes to content about health risks. Anyway, each of those products is linked to their own article where its pros and cons can be described in detail and with good references. - I have also moved that content about activism to the article on tampon tax where it belongs. EMsmile (talk) 03:32, 19 November 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed Edits 

message: This text was recently added but then removed again (see here) - I think the text should be modified and then go back in. What do you think? The reason given for removing it was "this section has been moved here recently from culture and menstruation. However it does not belong here, gives wp:undue and it is very biased"
===Environmental aspects===
Women around the world are highlighting the environmental costs of using menstruation products containing plastic and chemicals, calling for increasing use of reusable products. Companies are manufacturing reusable period panties, cloth menstrual pads, menstrual cups, biodegradable sanitary napkins and other eco-friendly products. India, with one of the largest populations in the world, alone produces 1,13,000 tonnes of menstrual waste annually. In the global south, especially countries like India, also have concerns around manual scavenging where menstrual wastes are picked and segregated by hand, by people. Sustainable menstruation aims to promote menstruation products containing less chemicals and plastic. EMsmile (talk) 03:08, 24 April 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Proposed text about environmental aspects

message: Women around the world are highlighting the environmental costs of using menstruation products containing plastic and chemicals, calling for increasing use of reusable products. Companies are manufacturing reusable period panties, cloth menstrual pads, menstrual cups, biodegradable sanitary napkins and other eco-friendly products. India, with one of the largest populations in the world, alone produces 1,13,000 tonnes of menstrual waste annually. In the global south, especially countries like India, also have concerns around manual scavenging where menstrual wastes are picked and segregated by hand, by people. Sustainable menstruation aims to promote menstruation products containing less chemicals and plastic. EMsmile (talk) 03:08, 24 April 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Environmental aspects

message: The article should be called vaginal hygiene and use neutral language in terms of gender to be inclusive of people who have a vagina and are not woman (like some transgender people and cisgender intersex people). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikiversidade (talk • contribs) 
: *Oppose per WP:COMMONNAME and this Village Pump discussion.EMsmile (talk) 02:10, 28 October 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requested move 27 October 2019 

message: * "The Care and Keeping of You” by Valorie Schaefer and Josée Masse
* “Periods Gone Public: Taking a Stand for Menstrual Equity” by Jennifer Weiss-Wolf
* “The Curse: A Cultural History of Menstruation” by Janice Delaney
 
* “A Study into Public Awareness of the Environmental Impact of Menstrual Products and Product Choice” by Elizabeth Peberdy, Aled Jones, and Dannielle Green
: are those references freely available online? That would be preferred to books or other things behind paywalls. Best is open access articles. If you can, try to use sources that include information from a range of countries, not just the U.S. or Europe. Thanks. EMsmile (talk) 02:54, 2 December 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: This is a list of source ideas that I am considering to use while I edit this article, please let me know what you think.

message: Hello, I am a student editor connected to this article. I would be interested in adding the following additions:
* Updated lead reflecting the body of the article
* Expand society and culture section and add relating image 
* Add a history section
* Define product types
* Expand risks section 
Jasminrw (talk) 05:33, 18 November 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: That sounds great. Thanks in advance, Jasminrw. A better lead (summary) would be great. Make sure you don't overlap too much with content from "daughter articles", e.g. the article on menstrual cups could be considered a daughter article and has its own section on risks etc. Think of this one as a high level article which should point people in the right direction but not go into too much detail if that detail is available in the sub-articles. EMsmile (talk) 02:56, 2 December 2019 (UTC)
replies: text:  This new part is unclear to me: 
Historical types of menstrual hygiene products
-Cup  -- So when were which kinds of cups used? Just that listing of bullet points on their own says very little. -  I see you have used books as a reference. I am unclear on how those books can be accessed. Does one have to buy the book or is there a method of viewing the book's content free of charge? EMsmile (talk) 03:09, 2 December 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Student editor additions 

message: Did you see there is a lot of content on history of feminine hygiene in the Swedish and German Wikipedia. Would be great if you or someone else could translate and include that content, using Google Translate or a person who speaks those other languages... (I speak German but don't have time at the moment / the article is not at the top of my priority list).EMsmile (talk) 03:20, 2 December 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: History section (content from Swedish and German)?

message: — Assignment last updated by Zy175311460 (talk) 23:21, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title: Wiki Education assignment: Seminar in Human Sexuality