I Think I Am Going To Wear Red Today
By Maya Shine for PhotoBook Let’s say it’s a Tuesday morning. You wake up, head to the bathroom and discover you have just gotten your monthly visitor, your period. It […]
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Causes
Period Poverty Around the World – A Look At Growing Awareness Of This Issue
From Academy Award-winning documentaries to activists making global headlines, prisons and schools changing their policies for menstruating people and more, there has been a lot of talk about period poverty […]
Health
All The Criticism Of The New Period Emoji Proves Why We Need One
By Una Dabiero for Fairygodboss There’s an emoji for everything. Or so I thought — until it was announced that there’s a new set of emojis coming, and one of […]
Entertainment
This Hilarious Feminist Short Film Takes On The Patriarchy, Pervy Bosses & Period Stigma
If you’ve ever wondered why more people are uncomfortable with the talk of menstruation than they are tackling sexual harassment in the workplace, then this short film is for you! […]
Interviews
Organic Tampon Company Cora On A Mission To De-Stigmatize “That Time Of The Month”
It’s one of those completely natural bodily functions that is so stigmatized by society, it is more acceptable to give it a nickname than refer to it by its actual […]
Politics
Nepal Outlaws Hindu Menstrual Shaming Tradition “Chhaupadi” Which Shuns Women From Society
We’ve talked a lot about menstrual stigma and period shaming. How it affects women in developed countries like America and the US with ridiculous “tampon taxes” and women being denied […]
Girl on a Mission
Two Women Fighting Menstrual Stigma In Hong Kong By Encouraging Conversation & Education
How it is 2017 and menstrual stigma is STILL a thing, is beyond us. But as long as it exists, we will continue to write about it and raise awareness […]
Health, Politics
Meet The Congresswoman Who Introduced The First Federal Bill Tackling Menstrual Stigma
If you’ve been paying attention to a certain issue over the past few years, you will be familiar with conversations about menstrual stigma and the tampon tax. In 2015, Canada […]
Health, Interviews
This Organic Tampon Brand Is Serving Homeless Women Across The US With Their 1-For-1 Model
It’s no secret that we are advocates of women’s health and education, especially around menstruation. Whether it be important information about how women and girls in the developing world are […]
Health
New York City Says It’s Time To Give Free Tampons & Pads To Schools, Prisons & Shelters. Period!
If you’ve seen the latest ‘Orange Is The New Black’ season on Netflix, you will remember a minor story line regarding tampons and pads. Litchfield prison, since becoming privatized and […]
Causes
Periods, Tampon Tax & Menstrual Stigma – Meet The Women Disrupting Society’s Comfort Zone For Female Empowerment
It’s one of the universal things that can make a grown man cry. Well at least feel very very awkward and grossed out. We’re talking about periods, of course. But […]
