by Jen Lewis | Apr 8, 2015 | Activism, Art, Menstruation
Mod & Viky Cardenas In our culture the menstrual cycle is seen as something that should remain unspoken about, it is a taboo, something to be ashamed of and a sign of shame. Being aware of extreme situations were girls are not even permitted to go to school by...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jul 17, 2014 | Advertising, Communication, Disposable menstrual products, Girls
Always™ and its corporate owner, Procter & Gamble, have been receiving a lot of praise around the interwebs these days for their #LikeAGirl campaign, launched June 26, 2014, with a video produced by Lauren Greenfield. The video has been viewed 37 million times and...
by David Linton | Mar 25, 2014 | Activism, Men, Menstruation
The SMCR joins thousands of other groups and individuals around the world in celebrating Gloria Steinem’s 80th birthday. Her contribution to the full array of feminist causes is immeasurable, not the least of which is her insightful essay on the social...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 13, 2013 | Birth Control, Books, Coming off the pill
It’s been more than 20 years since Susan Faludi first published Backlash (with the provocative subtitle, The Undeclared War Against American Women), her thorough documentation of the ways women and feminism were under attack in the U.S. The War Against Women has...
by David Linton | Aug 13, 2013 | Activism, Menstruation
Just eight weeks after having been honored with the first Making Menstruation Matter Award by the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research at its conference in New York City, the White House announced on Thursday, August 8, that President Obama will bestow the...