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period poverty


Culture
November 25, 2020

Period: the movies

Periods on screen? Yes indeed! Menstruation is also hot & happening in the cinema and on Netflix. From Oscar-winning blockbusters to personal short docs, here are some must-see menstrual movies. (…)

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 2 Comments

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 3 Comments

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
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. […]

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