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February 19, 2023 0 Comments

Famous – in a tampon commercial…

They are not the least names that started their careers by promoting tampons or sanitary napkins. And sometimes it’s just the other way around. Then you’re already famous and you get an offer you can’t resist. (…)

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January 23, 2023 0 Comments

Taboo-busting movie: PERIOD

All over the world women and girls get their period. For thousands of years. Yet there is still a taboo. This has to change. Dutch screenwriter and director Catherina Iosifidis (1997) thinks so too. Watch her very short movie here. (…)

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August 21, 2022 0 Comments

Period: the movies

Periods on screen? Yes indeed! Menstruation is also hot & happening in the cinema and on Netflix and Disney+. From Oscar-winning blockbusters to personal short docs, here are some must-see menstrual movies. (…)

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July 25, 2022 0 Comments

Periods on stage

Places where you don’t necessarily expect the topic of menstruation: on a podium during a dance performance. We’ve put two of them in the spotlight: RED from Liz Lea and Pink Portal from Cecilia Moisio. (…)

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May 20, 2022 0 Comments

MH Day 2022: #WeAreCommitted

It’s May again. Which of course means: MH Day 2022 on the 28th. Because even now, there are still people who think a cow will become infertile when touched by a woman on her period. (…)

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May 13, 2022 1 Comment

Menstrual leave. Yay or nay?

Should women be given time off because they’re suffering from period complaints? The opinions of supporters and opponents in the discussion about menstrual leave. From Japan and Italy to Spain. (…)

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February 6, 2022 0 Comments

Period Playlist: sing along!

Nope, ‘Only Women Bleed’ from Alice Cooper is not about menstruation. We have selected some genuine period theme songs for you. Get rid of your menstrual misery. Sing along with the Period Playlist. Feel better already? (…)

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January 17, 2022 0 Comments

As long as it doesn’t bother HIM

When are ‘women problems’ real problems? Quite simple: when it affects men. Vintage advertisements often emphasise the impact women complaints have on the man: It’s no fun to live with a wife with nerves. (…)