PERIOD
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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Unhoused and Menstruating: How Policies Can Help Eternally
Unhoused and Menstruating: How Policies Can Help Eternally
Systems-level change requires advocacy and coalition-building.
The Movement for Period Equity in South Carolina
The Movement for Period Equity in South Carolina
The personal is political. Few realities better embody this rallying cry of the second-wave feminist movement than the global issue of…
Periods on the Big Screen
Periods on the Big Screen
America’s culture around periods is both shaped and mirrored by depictions that we see in the media. The societal idea of getting a period…
The Menstrual Health Needs Assessment: Elevating Your Community with Data
The Menstrual Health Needs Assessment: Elevating Your Community with Data
When data about the needs of women is not collected or considered, those needs go unaddressed.
Mary Kenner: A Story of The Erasure of Black Menstrual Creation
Mary Kenner: A Story of The Erasure of Black Menstrual Creation
Have you ever considered who came up with the pads you use to maintain your menstrual flow? You can thank Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner…
It’s All Ok — PERIOD
It’s All Ok — PERIOD
The odyssey of a young individual grieving over the end of a toxic relationship while trying to live life to it’s fullest. The film deals…
Things I’ve Felt, Lately
Things I’ve Felt, Lately
As a result of a narrative called life that caused me to feel
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…
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 Products in your School’s Bathrooms.
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…
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…
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:
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.
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…
