Missing Voices
A question posted on Quora “Do prostitute work when they are on their periods?.” To which one lady, who was in the profession answered, “If we didn’t, it would be a 1 week unpaid vacation every month of which when you are running a business or you have a career or just any job that you are dedicated to, it’s not practical.” She also mentioned, women use birth control to stop their periods or use a sponge to stop the flow of the blood.
Written in:- 2017
Written by:- A question was posted on Quora. A sex worker answered the question
Source:- https://www.quora.com/Do-prostitutes-work-when-they-have-their-period
Missed Out Issues
According to a study conducted by Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee (DSMC), a Kolkata based sex workers committee, 40% of sex workers use cloth during menstruation. Mostly sex workers suffers from yeast infections and vaginitis, and in long-term problems like pelvic inflammatory disease, or sexually transmitted infections like trichomoniasis.
Written in:- 2017
Written by:- Shambhavi Saxena; Youth Ki Awaaz (under the campaign #Goalpebol of the National Foundation of India, to start a conversation around the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals)
Source:- https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2017/07/sex-workers-and-menstrual-health-in-india/