by Laura Wershler | Aug 2, 2011 | Activism, Advertising, Anatomy, Communication, FemCare, Language, Media
If a product manufacturer or its advertising company, or both, cannot figure out which part of the female body their new line of feminine hygiene products can be used for, then both are in big trouble. There has been much hoopla over the recently launched Summer’s...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jul 29, 2011 | Activism, FemCare, Humor, Internet
The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive There is much cheering in the feminist blogosphere this weekend, for good reason, as Summer’s Eve has removed three offensive vagina puppet videos...
by Chris Hitchcock | Mar 17, 2011 | Activism, Birth Control, Health Care, Humor, Internet
Here’s an interesting political approach. While there are hairs to split (do all women have vaginas? do all people with vaginas consider themselves women? and what about those of us with no sexual partners, or sexual partners without penises?), there’s...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jan 5, 2011 | Activism, Girls, Menstruation, New Research, Reusable menstrual products
At re:Cycling, we’re interested in all kinds of menstruation and women’s health issues, all over the world. We have written several times about the need for menstrual pads for girls and women in developing nations, like the Kasissi Project Girls Program...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Dec 29, 2010 | Activism, Pharmaceutical
Guest post by Leslie Botha, S.A.N.E. Vax Increasing Number of Consumers are Concerned over HPV Vaccine Safety The FDA’s December 22, 2010 ruling to expand the use of Gardasil for anal cancer prevention is unacceptable, according to Norma Erickson, President of S.A.N.E...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Nov 12, 2010 | Activism, DIY, FemCare, Girls, Menstruation
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...
