by Editor | Aug 27, 2016 | Media
Headlines about menstruation have certainly been on the rise in 2016, but is the taboo surrounding such a natural process really diminishing? Thanks to social media, more people are talking about menstruation, but there are still others who continue to perpetuate the...
by Editor | Aug 13, 2016 | Advertising, New Research
New menstrual media and technology made headlines with the following: What is your menstrual-quantified self trying to tell you? Next Gen Jane is hoping to help women find out. The company is developing a diagnostic tampon that will collect menstrual blood for testing...
by Editor | Jul 30, 2016 | Activism, Sports
Fight against the tampon tax ongoing: If 2015 was the year of the period, 2016 is looking to be the year of menstrual legislation. Women are fighting back and menstrual activism is on the rise! A class action lawsuit has been filed by a Tampa, FL woman against major...
by Editor | Jul 27, 2016 | Menstrual education, Psychology
Margaret L. (Peggy) Stubbs, Professor Emerita of Psychology, Chatham University, Pittsburgh PA When and/or why did you join the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research? I’ve been a member of the Society since 1981 when I attended my first conference. I learned about the...
by Editor | Jul 19, 2016 | Activism, New Research
Chris Bobel, PhD (Urban Studies, University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee), Associate Professor of Women’s & Gender Studies, University of Massachusetts—Boston When and/or why did you join the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research? I gave a paper at a conference and in...
