
Menstrual leave. Yay or nay?
Should women be given time off because they’re suffering from period pain? The opinions of supporters and opponents in the discussion about menstrual leave. From Japan and Italy to India. (…)
Should women be given time off because they’re suffering from period pain? The opinions of supporters and opponents in the discussion about menstrual leave. From Japan and Italy to India. (…)
Fragment from Family Guy: ‘Help! Tampon manufacturers don’t use blue liquid any more in their commercials!’ But wait… (…)
On the International Day of the Girl there’s also attention for period poverty and the taboo on menstruation. Visit the Period Poverty Summit in Leeds
Menstrual blood that comes into contact with oxygen, starts to smell. Good reason to have a shower. Menophiliacs will disagree; they get turned on by periods. There’s even a special menstruation aroma smell.
Sponsored menstruation education in schools? #periodpositive founder Chella Quint wants to change this with her petition Brands Off.
From a comic book for both girls and boys to colourful pads and liners stickers for a doll: five fun initiatives that teach girls about menstruation.
From a song with dancing tampons to a board game with ovaries: menstrual education made fun.
Period Piece is a brilliant web series about women in different periods of history… having their periods.
What happens when you cross a swimming pool with a period? The Crimson Tide. This water ballet by The Clams must be the most hilarious pool party ever.
Believe it or not: a badge with red wings on the jacket of a Hells Angel means this guy has performed oral sex on a menstruating woman.
Ever wanted to see a skateboarding menstrual cup or an astronaut tampon? Well, this is your chance. Toni the Tampon is a kid-friendly period colouring book, designed by Cass Clemmer.
Is menstruation too embarrassing to talk about? Not when you’re asking these celebs. Amy Schumer: ‘I’m wearing Vivienne Westwood, Tom Ford and o.b.’
Think managing your menstruation in luxury can already be a daunting task. Try being homeless and on your period.
About Jennifer Lawrence’s plan B dress, Miley Cyrus’ white trousers and Lily Allen’s statement shirts. (…)
Let’s talk period! Three pairs of sisters host the podcast The Left Ovaries and talk about ‘shit women deal with on the daily’. What’s that? Everything! Being a woman in the workplace, dating and of course, periods!
Imagine your period… like a hysterical and annoying ‘worst friend’ who just doesn’t notice she’s too much. In a nutshell, that’s the storyboard of the short movie A Period Drama.
Strange: the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners state that men should be able to shave regularly. But there’s nothing about women being able to change their sanitary pads regularly.
One to watch: Canadian comedians Jess Beaulieu and Natalie Norman host podcasts about periods.
The horrible cramps women suffered in Victorian times were thought to be period pain.
Scandals, protest actions, political discussions, social media hypes: 2015 has been the year of menstrual awareness. Want to know the highlights? Check the Period! annual review.