Weekend Links
Sociological Images presents analysis of how a purportedly informative slide show about birth control shows a socially approved timeline for reproduction: no sex for teens, wait until 30s to have babies (which is not optional), etc. The Washington Post exposes the lie...
Maka Pads help girls and women in Uganda
The Kasiisi Project Girls Program is now the first producer of locally manufactured sanitary pads in Uganda. Their M.A.K.A. pads (Menstruation Administration Knowledge Affordability) are made of papyrus. A package of ten sells for 650 shillings -- one-third of the...
PMS, Chocolate, and Other Stereotypes
There's already more than 60 apps on the market for tracking PMS and other aspects of the menstrual cycle, but there always room for one more: Betty Crocker introduced the PMS SOS app this week. In addition to sad stereotypes about gender and how women are ruled by...
The Power is in the Vag
In the latest episode of Vag Magazine (a production of the Upright Citizens Brigade), Fennel shares her strategy for managing menstruation. Vag Magazine Episode 3: "Swamp Ophelia" from Vag Magazine on Vimeo. "We've had some complaints from our cleaning...
Weekend Links
I think my calendar is broken. How can it be November already?!? Visualizing menstruation: Design student Bridgett Coremans has designed a pair of clocks that visualize the female reproductive cycle with the idea of "helping women reconnect to the natural rhythms of...
Problems with YAZ making news again
An Oklahoma City news program prepared this investigation about health risks of Bayer's best-selling birth control pill, YAZ, with dramatic personal stories. The video cannot be embedded here, but you can watch it and read the news story here. Previous commentary and...
