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March 9, 2023 0 Comments

F*ck Endo. More than just menstrual pain

New: the documentary F*ck Endo – More than just menstrual pain, by Dutch visual anthropologist, photographer and upcoming documentary maker Wilke Geurds. (…)

Culture
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. (…)

Culture
February 6, 2023 0 Comments

Playful period pedagogy: out of the box

From a song with dancing tampons to a board game with ovaries: fun initiatives that teach kids about menstruation. (…)

Culture
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. (…)

Culture
December 28, 2022 0 Comments

Period! Annual review 2022 – Healthy New Year!

Times are changing! Menstruation has become a serious topic in political debates and the media. Check out Period!’s annual review for 2022. (…)

Culture
November 28, 2022 0 Comments

The link between Anne Frank and menstruation

Is that even allowed? Naming your tampon after Anne Frank? And why would sanitary pad manufacturers do this? (…)

Culture
September 10, 2022 0 Comments

Listen up! The Period! Podcast Selection

There are lots of brilliant podcasts about the menstrual cycle. The list gets longer and longer. So, enjoy our special Period! Podcast Selection and listen up! (…)

Culture
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. (…)

Culture
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. (…)

Culture
July 14, 2022 0 Comments

Next day trip: a menstruation museum

Every possible topic has its own magazine. And its own museum. Also menstruation. Next day out: a visit to the period museum. (…)

Culture
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. (…)

Culture
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. (…)

Culture
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? (…)

Culture
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. (…)

Culture
December 28, 2021 0 Comments

2021: why it’s been a great year. Period!

Menstrual health in 2021: no more tampon tax, free period supplies, plenty sustainable products & more attention for the menstrual cycle! (…)

Culture
October 13, 2021 0 Comments

Periods in different… periods

Period Piece is a brilliant web series about women in different periods of history… having their periods. (…)

Culture
August 27, 2021 0 Comments

5 Weird historical remedies against period pain

Burning toads and soaking tampons in opium?! In the past they had some very strange ways to get rid of menstrual cramps. Just don’t try them at home. (…)

Culture
June 19, 2021 0 Comments

Bold enough for a tampon?

It’s always a good idea to carry some tampons. Not only if you’re a woman, but also if you’re a man, says American survival expert Creek Stewart.

Culture
February 16, 2021 0 Comments

Greetings from Down Under

It’s both a synonym for a continent and for vagina: Down Under. Coincidence or not? For taboo-breaking menstrual theatre, go to Australia. (…)

Culture
December 31, 2020 0 Comments

Healthy New Year!

The Period! Magazine team wishes you a bloody good 2021! (…)

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