[Guest blog by Dr Sara De Benedictis, Brunel University London] Over the past few years, the term ‘period poverty’ has been in the news a lot. It refers to how
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Period Photography: Making the concealed visible
Guest blog by Britta Wiebe, co-founder of Vulvani Many of us internalise damaging menstrual/ gender myths to the point that we prefer not to touch, talk about, or even look
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Hiding that You’re Hiding it: The Double Burden of Menstrual Invisibility
Guest blog by Dr Lucy Pickering- based on the original research of Natalie Moffat There is a lot of pressure on menstruators to hide their periods. Indeed, this is the
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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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Breaking barriers… Why decent menstruation education is critical for human health
Last month, I was thrilled to be invited to speak at a workshop hosted by Plan UK, No More Taboo and Freedom4girls. As you can probably guess from the event title [see image
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