Menstrual Health Education: How and why to make it better
Peggy Stubbs and Evelina Sterling advocate for comprehensive menstrual education For nearly forty years, the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research (SMCR) has been promoting the perspective that the menstrual cycle is central to girls’ and women’s overall health. But...
MENSTRUAL MISCHIEF: South Park Meets Judy Blume
Note: Inspiration for the following observation came from research and writing done by a former student of mine, Bob Newman, whose thorough analysis of the menstrual elements in adult TV cartoons is the source of the critique. It is likely, at least for women who grew...
Menstrual Pop Music: Singing the period blues
Since re:Cycling launched in 2009, we've posted often about how film, TV, advertising and literary productions reference menstruation. However, one popular mass medium seems to have generally avoided addressing the cultural and personal presence of the menstrual...
Are menopause stereotypes still selling?
The holiday season brings plenty of opportunities to celebrate as well as to reflect on our lives, our society, and the state of the world. So, here's an opportunity to reflect on the state of the menstrual ecology, a look back at a post from three years ago,...
Marketing menstrual products to tweens raises concern
Guest Post by Victoria Velding On a recent trip to the store I came across U by Kotex for Tweens. It seems this product has been on the market for a number of years, but since I don’t frequent the femcare aisle on a regular basis, I only recently discovered it....
Novel approach to the menstrual cycle: State of Wonder, Part 3
This post was originally published at re:Cycling on March 27, 2015. State of Wonder–Part 3: Wondering about menstrual cycle misconceptions in a fictionalized theory for extended fertility In Parts 1 and 2, I wondered why author Ann Patchett chose not to include...
