by Laura Wershler | Oct 19, 2011 | Activism, Books, Communication, Health Care, New Research, Ovulation
OPINION Every October it’s the same thing: Buy pink, think pink, drink the pink Kool-Aid. All in pursuit of (mostly) the cure for breast cancer. Forget the cure. I’m much more interested in preventing the disease. As such, I’ve refused for years to...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Oct 7, 2011 | Activism, Communication, Menstruation
Guest Post by Alexandra Epstein – Marymount Manhattan College. how school helped me come out of the menstrual closet Finally, the time had come where I was choosing my classes for my senior year of college. I had finished my required courses to complete my social work...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Oct 5, 2011 | Activism, Advertising, DIY, FemCare, Humor
If you’ve been with us for a while, you might remember that we (and our fabulous readers) had a lot to say in the spring of 2010 when Kotex launched U by Kotex (or YOU.BUY.KOTEX, as we came to call it) and its “Break the Cycle” campaign. In digging...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 16, 2011 | Activism, Celebrities, Girls, Health Care
The Village Voice has declared today, Friday, September 16, ‘Tweet That You Have Had HPV Day’. U.S. readers probably know that on Monday, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann upbraided Texas governor Rick Perry for requiring girls in his state to have the...
by Chris Bobel | Sep 12, 2011 | Activism, Menstruation
Sarah Konner and Toni Craige are two impressive women. They are biking all the way down the west coast and living on $4/day while spreading the word of sustainable menstrual care. Menstrual activism in motion! Theirs is a great model of seeing a need and doing...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Aug 10, 2011 | Activism, Advertising, Disposable menstrual products, FemCare, Internet, Menstruation
Editor’s note, August 10, 2011: Procter & Gamble has responded that this video was NOT produced or commissioned by them, and is in fact a spoof. While it is still offensive and worthy of criticism as such and your comments are welcome here, please do not...
