by Elizabeth Kissling | Feb 19, 2010 | Advertising, Humor, PMS
Ha ha! It’s funny because PMS turns women into hideous monsters! Just like Mexican wrestlers! Get it? Yeah, I’m not laughing either at this ad for Kitadol. Neither is Copyranter. [via Glad Rags]...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Feb 18, 2010 | Advertising, Communication, FemCare, Humor
NBC New York’s website just announced an upcoming presentation titled “That Not So Fresh Feeling: Marketing Embarrassing Products To Women,” to be hosted by DoubleX (the ladyblog spin off of Slate.com) on February 22. The panel of experts includes Susan Kim,...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Feb 17, 2010 | FemCare, Law/Legal, Menstruation, Objects
An Israeli inventor has applied for a patent for a device to shorten the duration of menstrual flow. Apparently it works by insertion into the vagina and “delivering pressure oscillations and/or acoustic waves and/or shock waves to the vagina and cervix to...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Feb 16, 2010 | Advertising, Anatomy, Menstruation, Objects
Asics footwear has developed a new running shoe that accommodates changes in women’s arches across the menstrual cycle. According to the Daily Mail, new research shows that changes in levels of estrogen affect flexibility and the height of the foot’s...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Feb 13, 2010 | Internet
Here are some recommended reads from around the web this week. Girls’ world – new campaign in Kenya provides re-usable cloth pads to keep in girls in school. Doc Gurley, creator of the absolutely brilliant Lost Tampon video, answers follow-up questions...
