Culture March 28, 2020 Period: the movies Menstruation is in vogue, also in the cinema. The worldwide menstrual equity movement provides movie directors with Oscar-winning stories. (…)
Quotes January 15, 2020 Stop financially punishing my vagina! ‘Hey health minister, stop financially punishing me for having a vagina. Instead, you should be paying for my pads.’ – a guest blog, and a statement against the tampon tax in Northern Ireland, by Amy Aylmer. (…)
Global January 9, 2020 Eradicating period poverty in India With campaigns like #YesIBleed and sanitary products in hotel bathrooms, social enterprise She Wings spreads awareness about menstrual health in India. (…)
Facts & Figures September 16, 2019 The menstrual cup hype Today’s women care for the environment. Also when they’re menstruating. So we all use a menstrual cup. Ideal! Or not? (…)
Culture May 9, 2019 MHDay 2019: It’s Time For Action! Tuesday 28 May is Menstrual Hygiene Day, Theme of MHDay2019: It’s Time For Action! Because although the subject is high on the agenda worldwide, there’s still room for improvement. (…)
Quotes January 23, 2019 Plastics and periods… Using washable pads or a menstrual cup to be more environmentally friendly? Not for UK writer and feminist activist Emma Chesworth: ‘I won’t be shamed for how I manage my menstruation’. (…)
Global October 10, 2018 #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’. (…)
Quotes July 2, 2018 2 Comments Volunteering to fight period poverty in the UK Kelly Grehan and Sarah Crook run the Red Box Project Dartford in Kent, England. In this guest blog they explain why: ‘Period poverty is an issue plaguing girls in the UK.’ (…)
Facts & Figures December 28, 2017 Topic of the year: period poverty Not having enough money to pay for tampons or pads and thus missing school or work. A situation that only happens in developing countries? Wrong. Period poverty also exists in Europe and the USA. (…)
Culture October 9, 2017 Break the barriers – Period Poverty Summit in the UK 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 […]
Global July 30, 2017 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. (…)
Quotes May 31, 2017 How to fight period poverty? Five sympathetic UK initiatives Thought period poverty only happened in Africa? Think again. Kirstie McCrum highlights five UK-based sympathetic organisations that help women in need by supplying pads and tampons. […]
Quotes January 14, 2017 Fighting period poverty ‘Taking care of your flow, takes care of her flow thanks to a brave new business.’ A story by Kirstie McCrum about period poverty and the woman who’s trying to end it. […]
