Menstruation in the Media

  • "Just A Period" - Well Being Of Women

  • New Zealand’s Soccer Team Abandons White Shorts, Citing Period Anxiety

  • Menstrual Hygiene Day: Putting an end to period poverty

  • Over a third of female athletes have ignored missed periods, survey finds

  • Period poverty: No free tampons in school 'adds stress to families'

  • Welsh Government omits ‘women’ from period poverty plan announcement

  • Period dignity: Being on your period when you're in care

  • NHS period website omits word ‘girls’ amid health service’s bid for inclusivity

  • Scottish group appoints man as first ever period dignity regional lead

  • Asher-Smith reveals 'girl stuff' caused cramp in 100m final

  • Rajasthan government provides free period products to all in 'I am Udaan' project

  • Paid menstrual leave takes aim at stigma of periods in the workplace

  • Spain’s public sector trailblazers seek to lead way on menstrual leave

  • 'Period Action Day' brings anti-Tampon Tax participants to the Capitol

  • Why didn’t doctors listen to women about the link between Covid vaccines and periods?

  • Period drama spoof ‘The Red Plague’ aims to tackle outdated taboos around period poverty

  • ‘Periods not a choice and products not a luxury’: 2026 action plan to tackle period poverty in Wales

  • Brazil: Bolsonaro's veto on free menstrual products sparks outrage

  • Menstrual capitalism: A lot of people profit from your monthly menstruation

  • Bloody capitalism and the cash flow of the menstrual cycle

  • The Harmful Chemicals That Might Be in Your Period Products

  • Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals Found in Menstrual and Genital Care Products, Studies Show

When periods won awards!

A Documentary on Netflix released in 2020, Period. End of Sentence details an innovative solution to period poverty in India lead by the local community!

Listen up.

There are so many interesting period themed podcasts out there to get stuck into including our own Menstrual Musings

BREAKING NEWS: the period care industry is toxic

Toxic Shock Syndrome is something most women have heard of, but few of us have had the opportunity to hear directly from someone who experienced it.

Petitions

  • Fight menstrual stigma: Rename World Menstrual Hygiene Day.

  • Make all Menstrual Products Plastic Free

  • Provide Free Period Products in University Bathrooms

  • End Period Poverty: Make Menstrual Products Freely Available Across the UK

  • Make reusable period product education mandatory for all schools