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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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Q+A with USA for UNFPA Executive Director on supporting women and girls in Gaza
Q+A with USA for UNFPA Executive Director on supporting women and girls in Gaza
Women, girls, and people who menstruate are always disproportionately impacted by violence. We spoke with the Executive Director, Anu…
Regan Moss
Mar 15
The Intersection Between Period Poverty and Mental Health
The Intersection Between Period Poverty and Mental Health
“Sometimes,” I think to myself, “I’m actually really thankful to be born in this generation.” While Generation Z may have its faults, I…
Trisha Rastogi
Dec 30, 2023
The Reality of Menstrual Health in Schools: How You Can Fix It
The Reality of Menstrual Health in Schools: How You Can Fix It
Alisa Nudar
Dec 16, 2023
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Ready for Menstrual Equity in Massachusetts? I AM, too
Ready for Menstrual Equity in Massachusetts? I AM, too
Imagine the utterly unthinkable — entering a public restroom that doesn’t provide free and accessible toilet paper. Maybe the toilet paper…
Katarina Sousa
Aug 30, 2023
Your Period as the 5th Vital Sign: The Importance of Menstrual Education in Ending Stigma
Your Period as the 5th Vital Sign: The Importance of Menstrual Education in Ending Stigma
From our first periods, menstruators have been told that debilitating cramps and intense mood swings are all just a part of living in our…
Anjalie Gowda
Aug 24, 2023
What Kind of Woman Am I?
What Kind of Woman Am I?
In some ways, my experience with getting my first period prepared me for being “different” from others for the rest of my life. I was the…
Julie Hill
Jul 27, 2023
Unhoused and Menstruating: How Policies Can Help Eternally
Unhoused and Menstruating: How Policies Can Help Eternally
Systems-level change requires advocacy and coalition-building.
Leisha Toory
May 25, 2023
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…
Ella Bassett
May 1, 2023
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…
Rachel Glantzberg
Mar 31, 2023
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.
Jess Strait | FreeFlow with Jess
Mar 28, 2023
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…
Liz Soyemi
Feb 27, 2023
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…
K.R. Jackson (Beatrice)
Jan 25, 2023
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 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…
Amanda Safi
May 25, 2022
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
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