girls

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. (…)

Facts & Figures

August 21, 2021 0 Comments

Will it stay this way?

Every beginning is difficult. And also the start of your menstruation can go hand in hand with pain and other complaints. But does this automatically mean something is wrong? (…)

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’. (…)

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. (…)

Quotes

January 7, 2016 3 Comments

Me & my cycle

‘For most of my life, I’ve lived without any connection to my cycle, my body, my uterus, my ovaries, my breasts, my menstruation, my ovulation – in other words, to the fact that I am a woman.’ A story from the heart, by Mariette Reineke. (…)

Culture

June 22, 2015 2 Comments

Men-struation? (1)

It’s women who have it every month. But should men also be educated about periods? (…)

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