In the UK, most employees are lucky enough to have paid sick leave if they are too unwell to work [1]. This includes menstrual cycle-related symptoms. But, in recent years,
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When ‘hygiene’ becomes a dirty word…
In honour of global Menstrual ‘Hygiene’ Day (MHD) on May 28th, I thought I’d write about why there is a move to change the name… Spoiler alert!- It’s not just
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Menstrual Maths # 1: Why we say ‘people who menstruate’…
In December 2018, there was a twitter storm after a menstrual health activist referred to people who menstruate as ‘bleeders’ in a lighthearted tweet raising awareness of period poverty. Some
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Global period poverty- more in common than divides us!
Guest blog by Elizabeth Goolden, MA in Global Development Issues around poverty, and a lack of access to menstrual management products, adequate toilet facilities, or clean water are framed as
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Period pain… What’s normal?
Is your period pain ‘normal’… or a sign of PMS, endometriosis, or fibroids? Yet again, the silence created by the menstrual taboo has led to unnecessary suffering, and confusion. Let’s bust
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