Quotes

October 30, 2023 0 Comments

Let’s debunk common menstruation myths

With a wife and a 14-year-old daughter, journalist Surjit Flora has experienced their shame and embarrassment on a monthly basis. In this guest blog he tackles the five most common menstrual taboos. (…)

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. (…)

Body & Mind

August 1, 2022 0 Comments

Period sex: yes or no?

Having sex on your period? Yes, that’s entirely possible and no problem at all. But there are some things you should keep in mind. So if you’re planning on sailing the Red Sea together, read these tips first. (…)

Culture

May 20, 2022 0 Comments

MH Day 2022: #WeAreCommitted

It’s May again. Which of course means: MH Day 2022 on the 28th. Because even now, there are still people who think a cow will become infertile when touched by a woman on her period. (…)

Quotes

October 8, 2020 10 Comments

Monthly Celebration

 ‘More than the pain, what gets me panicky, is the bloody stain,’ says talented poet and social entrepeneur Pragya Gupta from India. She wrote a beautiful and empowering poem about the shame that surrounds our monthly bleeding. (…)

Culture

July 26, 2020 0 Comments

In other words

Member of the Red Cross. Riding the red bike. Too much sauce on the fish taco. In other words: Period! collects synonyms for the M- and the P-word. Additions welcome! (..)

Art

January 22, 2020 0 Comments

Super plus cute

How to smash the menstrual taboo in a super plus cute way? American stop-motion animation artist Annie Wong created Ovary Actions: a colourful series of animation GIFs that are all about menstruation. (…)

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. (…)

Art

November 26, 2019 0 Comments

Pretty/ugly* (*delete as necessary)

‘Do you consider what you see pretty or ugly?’ Visual artist Jen Lewis invites people to look at menstruation in a different way. (…)

Quotes

July 13, 2018 0 Comments

Pure or impure? Contesting the menstrual taboo

Why aren’t menstruating women allowed in temples? Indian scholar Yasmin Soni explores the menstrual taboo. Plus: what needs to be done to change people’s mind-set. (…)

Art

June 14, 2018 0 Comments

What’s your menarche story?

Everybody remembers her first period, don’t they? Was it a happy occasion? A sad one? British artist Pippa Robinson is exploring the menarche transition in her participatory arts project My Menarche. (…)

Quotes

March 12, 2018 0 Comments

An ode to PadMan

Following the worldwide release of the movie PadMan, Indian blogger Sonia Chatterjee shares her personal journey about menstruation and cramps. (…)

Culture

January 22, 2018 0 Comments

Padman: the new Indian superhero

After discovering his wife couldn’t afford to buy sanitary pads, Indian entrepreneur Arunachalam Muruganantham developed low cost pads. Now his story is being made into a movie.

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. (…)

Quotes

July 26, 2017 0 Comments

Dear Period…

Want to tell your menstruation something? Share your frustrations by writing to dearperiod.com. You’ll even get a response.

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.

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!

Art

May 3, 2017 0 Comments

Keep your wallet closed…

Photographer Charlotte Luijendijk was inspired by the many euphemisms for the word ‘menstruation’.

Spotlight

March 12, 2017 0 Comments

Period! The book

First things first: sorry, at the moment it’s only available in Dutch. What is? ‘Mooi rood is niet lelijk’, the book about menstruation. Written by Period! magazine’s founding editor. (…)

Quotes

March 4, 2017 0 Comments

Flowing between East and West

‘A hush-hush tone of voice and use of euphemisms: period taboos in India are a lot like those in the U.K.’ – A guest blog by Hannah Whelan. (…)