Young women on their first periods: ‘I wish I had known it was okay’

We live in an age of period parties and free bleeding but the stigma of menstruation is hard to shake and for many girls, getting your first period is a scary and confusing event. Suhaimah Suliman spoke to young women from Johannesburg about their first periods. Sameerah Adam*, 16 I was in the bathroom in … Continue reading Young women on their first periods: ‘I wish I had known it was okay’