What Makes People Tick?

Dear male readers, you might want to skip this article. Then again, you might not. After all, it's only an article about something that happens to all women - including your mother,  sister, wife, cousin, neighbour, colleague, daughter and oh, just about every other woman the world over. The Huffington Post writes a very interesting article about the Pink Tax - what it costs the world's women to menstruate for much of their life. According to the article: "On average, a woman has her period from three to seven days and the average woman menstruates from age 13 until age 51. That means the average woman endures some 456 total periods over 38 years, or roughly 2,280 days with her period -- 6.25 years of her life." Source: Here's How Much A Woman's Period Will Cost Her Over A Lifetime | The Huffington Post | 18 May 2015 The Huffington Post article focuses on the cost of periods with regards to money, however I would like to write about the way soc...