Women owning the 'menstrual economy': South African entrepreneur changing lives through a thriving sanitary pads manufacturing venture

Over the past few years, there have been concerted efforts to lift the veil on the taboo and stigma around menstrual hygiene. Not only have there been calls for sanitary products to be freely available but there have been conversations around who owns the means of production of these essential products.

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