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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Environ-menstrual action!
The 13th-20th October 2018, is an ‘Environmenstrual week of action‘, as part of WEN’s (Women’s Environmental Network) campaign to make healthy and eco-friendly menstrual products affordable and available to all in
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Top 10 Menstruation Myths!
I have spent the past six years researching menstrual cycle-related health. The most striking aspect for me is how the menstruation taboo persists, despite all the progress made in global
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