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PERIOD is a global, youth-powered non-profit that is fighting to end period poverty and period stigma through service, education, and advocacy.
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Things I’ve Felt, Lately
Things I’ve Felt, Lately
As a result of a narrative called life that caused me to feel
Anika Bukkapatnam
Jul 20, 2022
Fighting Period Poverty in Kazakhstan
Fighting Period Poverty in Kazakhstan
My name is Alina Kurusheva and I am a 24 years old foreign exchange student in Europe from Kazakhstan and a menstrual activist. I created a…
Alina Kurusheva
Jul 5, 2022
Advice from a Period Equity Activist: How to Get Free Period Products in your School’s Bathrooms.
Advice from a Period Equity Activist: How to Get Free Period Produc...
Society has trained us to treat periods as a private matter that is not to be discussed in public. I remember in middle school, asking my…
Amanda Safi
May 25, 2022
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Menopause at 16
Menopause at 16
I remember it like it was yesterday. A group of friends and I were happy, 16-year-old teenagers in Greece, free to be on our own. The four…
Biljana Zlatanovic
May 16, 2022
We Must Change the Way We Access Women’s Health
We Must Change the Way We Access Women’s Health
Submitted on behalf of the sponsor of The Rag, Alpha Medical:
Emily Swanigan
Apr 25, 2022
A Thought Essay on Womanhood, Empowerment, and Ending Period Stigma.
A Thought Essay on Womanhood, Empowerment, and Ending Period Stigma.
Submitted on behalf of Her Place and several menstrual equity activists and wellness influencers.
Emily Swanigan
Mar 21, 2022
The Road Towards Menstrual Sustainability in India
The Road Towards Menstrual Sustainability in India
India has an approximate population of 336 million women menstruators, and only a tiny percentage have access to hygienic menstrual…
The Red Padding
Mar 7, 2022
OPINION | It’s time for Congress to act and pass the Menstrual Equity For All Act.
OPINION | It’s time for Congress to act and pass the Menstrual Equity For All Act.
It’s evident: The plight of period poverty is not only a crisis of the “developing world.” It’s also an American one.
Ameer Abdul
Feb 23, 2022
Why Aren’t Black Women Using Menstrual Cups?
Why Aren’t Black Women Using Menstrual Cups?
When I got my period at age 12, I was told I was a woman. Suddenly, I was capable of birth, sex, and temptation. The stories I heard about…
Bri Reddick
Jan 31, 2022
Language is Power. Why We Developed a Glossary for the Menstrual Movement.
Language is Power. Why We Developed a Glossary for the Menstrual Movement.
Submitted on behalf of PERIOD. and Madami
Bri Reddick
Jan 12, 2022
Periods are Unnecessarily Gendered
Periods are Unnecessarily Gendered
A Deep Dive into the Truth about Periods
likhitha
Sep 28, 2021
New Study Reveals that Period Poverty Affects 1 in 10 College Women: What Does This Mean for…
New Study Reveals that Period Poverty Affects 1 in 10 College Women: What Does This Mean for…
My peers at Boston University frequently compete over who slept the least before a midterm, consumed the most energy drinks, or worked the…
Emily Yoder
Aug 10, 2021
THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC OF PERIOD STIGMA
THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC OF PERIOD STIGMA
Menstruation was never something that was spoken about openly growing up. It was a hushed whisper to an elder sister, mother, or female…
Kudakwashe Muhlanga
May 28, 2021
From a Girl to a Woman
From a Girl to a Woman
It’s the year 2012, One Direction’s “What Makes You Beautiful” is a radio chart-topper, my friends and I are skimming through Seventeen…
Jessica Salcido
Apr 29, 2021
Sustainable Periods
Sustainable Periods
When I started having periods, my mom would hand me a large pack of pads that she kept on a high shelf above the laundry basket with our…
Beth Wu
Apr 8, 2021
Ditch the Binary Menstrual Mentality
Ditch the Binary Menstrual Mentality
Historically, menstruation advocacy has centered cis-woman, often at the expense of people of the trans experience. A cisgender woman is…
Ally Crays
Mar 4, 2021
Bleeding at an HBCU
Bleeding at an HBCU
I was attracted to my Historically Black College and University (HBCU) for the opportunity to be immersed in the beautiful intertwining of…
Amber Wynne
Feb 1, 2021
Menstruators Are Missing School. We Need to Change That.
Menstruators Are Missing School. We Need to Change That.
My friend got her period right before she had to take a Physics test. She asked her teacher to use the bathroom and then realized that she…
Amanda Safi
Jan 22, 2021
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