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. (…)

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.

Culture

August 6, 2015 0 Comments

Men-struation? (2)

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

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? (…)

Culture

April 1, 2015 0 Comments

Period stains? Not on Instagram

It’s a picture of a woman on her period. A very normal situation. But it seems like menstruation is still taboo, at least on social media.

Global

April 1, 2015 0 Comments

Just a natural excretion

What’s the view of the five major world religions on menstruation? In Buddhism menstruation is seen as a natural physical excretion that women have to go through on a monthly basis, nothing more or less. (…)

Culture

October 18, 2014 0 Comments

Leak Chic

Fear of leaking? Nonsense! Turn those period stains into fashion statements. Leak Chic is part of the Period Positive-project by Chella Quint.