Dysmenorrhoea is not just a girl's problem!
It has a economic and social impact on the society and the nation.
When an adolescent girl’s education is compromised due to dysmenorrhoea (painful periods), it impacts the society and the whole nation. When a girl receives education, she marries later, has fewer, healthier children and is less likely to experience sexual violence. A woman’s future earnings grow with every extra year of primary education.
With every 1% increase in the proportion of women with secondary education, a country’s annual per capital income grows by 0.3%. Closing the unemployment gap between adolescent girls and boys would result in up to 1.2% increase in GDP in a year.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2014/oct/30/costly-periods-economic-impact-of-menstrual-shame. Accessed on 24/10/2018.
