Sri Lanka, Nov. 20 -- Over the past weeks, women's rights were heavily debated as front-runners of the presidential campaign pursued the female vote like never before. The promises from both leading campaigns included free child care and free sanitary pads for women. Elections have come and gone, but one important issue needs to be discussed.
On average, a woman has her menstrual period from three to seven days. The average woman menstruates from age 13 until age 51, adding upto a total of some 450 of period cycles for roughly 38 years. It amounts to 2,280 days of menstrual periods. That's nearly six and a half years of a woman's life, making sure that she has a sanitary pad with her at all times. The physical discomfort and cramps can be...