very detailed and educative. Men must change, great piece.
very detailed and educative. Men must change, great piece.
bibi 6 years ago
Shut up baba. Menstruation is so dirty and nasty.
Shut up baba. Menstruation is so dirty and nasty.
Anon 6 years ago
Bibi, without menstruation, you would not have been sitting behind your keyboard to comment about this, would you?
Bibi, without menstruation, you would not have been sitting behind your keyboard to comment about this, would you?
Golda 6 years ago
It is as normal as you sleeping and waking up and feeling hungry and eating. No one asked for it. We were born with it. If you don't like it, talk to God or perhaps you can just disappear. I bet you were born by a woman. It i ... read full comment
It is as normal as you sleeping and waking up and feeling hungry and eating. No one asked for it. We were born with it. If you don't like it, talk to God or perhaps you can just disappear. I bet you were born by a woman. It is through that 'nasty and dirty ' process you also came.
A proud Menstruating Woman 6 years ago
Your ignorance is dirtier and nastier. How do you think you would've been born if your mother never menstruated?
Your ignorance is dirtier and nastier. How do you think you would've been born if your mother never menstruated?
nii teiko kootse 6 years ago
better late than never. But to talk this today tells how still primitive we are in Ghana. With so much religion and many educated women in highly leading positions.
better late than never. But to talk this today tells how still primitive we are in Ghana. With so much religion and many educated women in highly leading positions.
agyapee 147 6 years ago
oh writer you have great point to express but your arguments and comparisons are very unwise. this is governance and people make their case by relevance not by comparisons. so when other taxes are reintroduced what happens to ... read full comment
oh writer you have great point to express but your arguments and comparisons are very unwise. this is governance and people make their case by relevance not by comparisons. so when other taxes are reintroduced what happens to yours?
A Proud Menstruating Woman 6 years ago
You missed the whole point of the article. It is about the relevance of attitudinal change towards menstruation, including untaxing sanitary products. 20% tax on the most basic feminine hygiene need? Seriously? The fact that ... read full comment
You missed the whole point of the article. It is about the relevance of attitudinal change towards menstruation, including untaxing sanitary products. 20% tax on the most basic feminine hygiene need? Seriously? The fact that certain products like condoms and spare parts, which happen to be heavily utilized by men are tax free is relevant to the article's argument.
The article is more than making sanitary pads available and affordable, though. It challenges society's discriminatory attitudes towards females and highlights our ignorance about a basic physiological function just because it happens to be experienced by only the female body. I'm quite sure the situation would be quite different if men menstruated. And yes. I'm making a relevant comparison.
kwabena worae 6 years ago
I guess the photo for your article should be help prevent teenage pregnancy cos it depicts pregnant teenagers. Moreover we should be producing the pads here not importing them. Even if taxes are reduced Ghanaians will find wa ... read full comment
I guess the photo for your article should be help prevent teenage pregnancy cos it depicts pregnant teenagers. Moreover we should be producing the pads here not importing them. Even if taxes are reduced Ghanaians will find ways to overprice the items so making useless of the initiative.
Npp nincoompoop party. 6 years ago
Sub sahara africans are still in the stone age,taxing sanitery pads but abolishing taxes on apare parts.our system lack critical thinkers all they do is to win political power create,loot and share.
Sub sahara africans are still in the stone age,taxing sanitery pads but abolishing taxes on apare parts.our system lack critical thinkers all they do is to win political power create,loot and share.
Ynwa 6 years ago
..they tax even condoms here, so this is nothing especially targeting women. We are all victims of a sickly state succumbing to the variegated sores that only institutionalised folly can generate
..they tax even condoms here, so this is nothing especially targeting women. We are all victims of a sickly state succumbing to the variegated sores that only institutionalised folly can generate
Ja 6 years ago
Very powerful point. We are praying that the government would have a listening ears to that.
Very powerful point. We are praying that the government would have a listening ears to that.
Seth 6 years ago
Yes, taxing of mensturation should cease! l hope someone responsible is listing to keep our girls healthier, psychologically more balanced, and more productive
Yes, taxing of mensturation should cease! l hope someone responsible is listing to keep our girls healthier, psychologically more balanced, and more productive
Oye 6 years ago
Bibi, shut up, why will you say mentruation is nasty? If not because of mentruation, you wouldnt have come into being let us respect nature and things about women.
Bibi, shut up, why will you say mentruation is nasty? If not because of mentruation, you wouldnt have come into being let us respect nature and things about women.
Mama star 6 years ago
OMG, tax on sanitary pad? Impossible.
OMG, tax on sanitary pad? Impossible.
sponge 6 years ago
a sanitary pad goes for 5gh cedis in Ghana, ma brother God richly bless u for these interesting argument on behalf of our women ok? kudos
a sanitary pad goes for 5gh cedis in Ghana, ma brother God richly bless u for these interesting argument on behalf of our women ok? kudos
Nana Ama 6 years ago
It is true ,sanitary pads are very expensive .God bless u for raising this issue .
It is true ,sanitary pads are very expensive .God bless u for raising this issue .
very detailed and educative. Men must change, great piece.
Shut up baba. Menstruation is so dirty and nasty.
Bibi, without menstruation, you would not have been sitting behind your keyboard to comment about this, would you?
It is as normal as you sleeping and waking up and feeling hungry and eating. No one asked for it. We were born with it. If you don't like it, talk to God or perhaps you can just disappear. I bet you were born by a woman. It i ...
read full comment
Your ignorance is dirtier and nastier. How do you think you would've been born if your mother never menstruated?
better late than never. But to talk this today tells how still primitive we are in Ghana. With so much religion and many educated women in highly leading positions.
oh writer you have great point to express but your arguments and comparisons are very unwise. this is governance and people make their case by relevance not by comparisons. so when other taxes are reintroduced what happens to ...
read full comment
You missed the whole point of the article. It is about the relevance of attitudinal change towards menstruation, including untaxing sanitary products. 20% tax on the most basic feminine hygiene need? Seriously? The fact that ...
read full comment
I guess the photo for your article should be help prevent teenage pregnancy cos it depicts pregnant teenagers. Moreover we should be producing the pads here not importing them. Even if taxes are reduced Ghanaians will find wa ...
read full comment
Sub sahara africans are still in the stone age,taxing sanitery pads but abolishing taxes on apare parts.our system lack critical thinkers all they do is to win political power create,loot and share.
..they tax even condoms here, so this is nothing especially targeting women. We are all victims of a sickly state succumbing to the variegated sores that only institutionalised folly can generate
Very powerful point. We are praying that the government would have a listening ears to that.
Yes, taxing of mensturation should cease! l hope someone responsible is listing to keep our girls healthier, psychologically more balanced, and more productive
Bibi, shut up, why will you say mentruation is nasty? If not because of mentruation, you wouldnt have come into being let us respect nature and things about women.
OMG, tax on sanitary pad? Impossible.
a sanitary pad goes for 5gh cedis in Ghana, ma brother God richly bless u for these interesting argument on behalf of our women ok? kudos
It is true ,sanitary pads are very expensive .God bless u for raising this issue .