Menstrual leave, infertility benefits, and work(flow) balance
Menstrual leave is a trending topic in recent news stories. Zambia now offers leave to women suffering from serious menstrual cramps, whereas most countries in the West offer little, if any, paid sick time, let alone time off for menstrual-related pain. On Feb. 4,...
Fertility awareness educators to gather at conference
Fertility awareness educators and menstrual cycle healthcare providers are invited to share their expertise, experiences, and best practices at the Justisse Fertility Awareness Educators Conference in Nanaimo, British Columbia, August 23 to 27, 2017. With the rising...
Caitlin Moran writes about menstruation
Caitlin Moran is a prize-winning columnist for The Times of London where she has been publishing witty, pithy, and sometimes acerbic pieces about film, pop culture, politics and whatever random subject strikes her interest for the last 24 years. Unlike most regular...
Judy Blume’s Women Bleed
David Linton on how novelist Judy Blume incorporates menstruation into the lives of her characters The author Judy Blume broke the menstrual barrier back in 1970 with the publication of Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, one of the most memorable and influential...
TO SIR, WITH LOVE (but not for the period)
The death of To Sir, With Love author E.R. Braithwaite, prompts David Linton to critique the iconic menstrual-pad-burning scene Sadly, not every novelist who has included menstrual references in the stories being told has done so in a positive, or even a neutral,...
SMCR Member Profile: Menstrual entrepreneurship as activism
Alyssa Bertram, CEO and Founder of easy. Easy. is a subscription delivery service for 100 percent organic cotton menstrual hygiene products. We deliver quarterly to women's doors across Canada and the United States. We serve to empower women both locally and abroad by...
