by Laura Wershler | Jan 30, 2016 | Activism, FemCare, Politics
As U.S. advocacy to end the “tampon tax” on all feminine hygiene products continues, Democratic politicians, including President Obama, dialled up the media conversation about the issue as 2016 got underway. Here’s a January timeline: Jan. 5, 2016,...
by Laura Wershler | Nov 30, 2015 | Activism
In September, 2015, I participated in a panel on advocacy journalism at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta. As a journalism student there in 2010-2011, I became known as the women’s health writer, the one with a background in sexual and reproductive health....
by Editor | Nov 20, 2015 | Activism, Reusable menstrual products
Guest Post by Rosie Sheb’a From March to June, 2015, seven women from Sustainable Cycles rode across America to give workshops on reusable menstrual products, break menstrual taboos and stigmas, and present what they learned on the journey at the 21st Biennial...
by Chris Bobel | Nov 16, 2015 | Activism, Internet, Menstruation
This post was first published under the title The Year the Period Went Public on November 12, 2015 on Gender & Society, a publication of Sociologists for Women in Society. It is crossposted here with permission. By Chris Bobel In this month’s issue, Cosmopolitan...
by Breanne Fahs | Nov 12, 2015 | Activism, Art
Bleeding on Donald Trump’s Face Recent events in the political circus of the Republican party have highlighted Donald Trump’s disdain for women and his overwhelming tendencies to embarrass himself and his “party.” In an interesting twist of events, menstrual...
by Jen Lewis | Nov 9, 2015 | Activism, Art
When guerrilla art meets activism, monumental action can occur. Here Menstrual Designer Jen Lewis interviews fellow artist Ingrid Goldbloom Bloch about the activist vision behind Bloch’s engaging banner Stop the Flow of Violence. PERIOD. Read on to find...
