education

February 10, 2025 0 Comments

First period starts earlier and earlier: this is why

Carrying a pack of menstrual pads in your school bag when you’re only eight years old? Perfectly normal. At least, if the trend of girls getting their period at an increasingly younger age continues. What does science says about this? (…)

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. (…)

Global

May 26, 2022 0 Comments

MH Day 2022 (2): Bloody honest about menstruation

What do boys think about menstruation? Research by Plan International in Brazil, Indonesia, Uganda and the Netherlands has the bloody honest answer: 55% think menstruation is dirty. (…)

Quotes

March 18, 2022 0 Comments

Menstrual education for toddlers. Because why not?

When do you start menstrual education? As soon as possible, claims Period!’s Yayeri van Baarsen. Her three-year-old daughter already knows what it means to get your period: ‘Mama bleeds from her vagina!’ (…)

Shopping

December 6, 2020 0 Comments

Let the (period) games begin!

In need of some inspiration for your december shoppings? We have selected some bloody great gifts. Let the games begin. Period! (…)

Global

September 25, 2020 0 Comments

Menarche, maturity, marriage?!

When a Gambian girl starts menstruating, she’s often married off to a stranger. Hence why Musu Bakoto hid her periods for two years. (…)

Quotes

September 13, 2020 0 Comments

Pandemic hinders Nepal’s period progress

Period stigma has long blighted the lives of young women in Nepal, but the pandemic is making things worse, says Geeta Pradhan. (…)

Quotes

February 18, 2019 2 Comments

Let’s teach everyone about menstruation

‘The main problem with our current sex education system is the separation of classes on the basis of gender.’ – By Maggie Di Sanza. (…)

Global

October 10, 2018 0 Comments

#GirlsTakeover

On 11 October, the International Day of the Girl Child highlights and addresses the needs and challenges girls face worldwide. This year’s theme: ‘With Her: A Skilled GirlForce’. (…)

Fun

September 30, 2018 0 Comments

Not nagging, just bragging

How would the world look like if men had periods? Well… We sketch two possible scenarios. Check and shiver. (…)

Global

July 30, 2017 0 Comments

How to fight period poverty? Five sympathetic African initiatives

There’s a lot of period poverty in Africa. Girls miss school and women miss work because they can’t manage their menstruation in a hygienic way. These five African organisations make a change. (…)

Culture

June 12, 2017 0 Comments

Menstrual education. Brought to you by a tampon company?

Sponsored menstruation education in schools? #periodpositive founder Chella Quint wants to change this with her petition Brands Off.

Culture

May 27, 2017 0 Comments

Playful period pedagogy – part 2

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. (…)

Global

May 11, 2017 0 Comments

Menstruation on the agenda

During Menstrual Hygiene Day on May 28, awareness is raised for the worldwide menstruation taboo. This year’s theme: education. In 2017, it’ll be the first time an event is organised in the Netherlands. About time!

Global

February 20, 2017 0 Comments

A guide for girls: Menstrupedia

The name is a catchy one. Menstrupedia aims to shatter the myths and misunderstandings surrounding menstruation by delivering informative and entertaining content. ([…)

Global

February 8, 2017 0 Comments

Menstrual dropouts: period taboos in rural Uganda

Imagine trying to attend school while you have your period, not being able to afford a pad, so instead you improvise by using rags, leaves and dung…

Global

May 28, 2016 0 Comments

#MenstruationMatters! Period!

MHD SPECIAL – Is an initiative like Menstrual Hygiene Day on May the 28th still needed? Yes! Here are seven reasons why.

Global

May 25, 2016 0 Comments

Menstruating in …Kenya

MHD SPECIAL – Saturday, May 28th is Menstrual Hygiene Day again. Still necessary? Yes! In Kenya sanitary pads are a luxury for most women.

Global

May 21, 2016 0 Comments

Menstruating in … Uganda

MHD SPECIAL – Saturday, May 28th is Menstrual Hygiene Day (MHD) again. Still necessary? Yes! Menstruation can be a life-restricting monthly event for women and girls in Uganda. (…)

Global

May 13, 2016 0 Comments

Menstruating in … Bangladesh

MHD SPECIAL – Saturday, May 28th is Menstrual Hygiene Day again. Still necessary? Yes! In some parts of Bangladesh, menstruating women and girls can’t leave the house for seven days.