by Saniya Lee Ghanoui | May 28, 2014 | Activism, Girls, Health Care, Menstruation
Happy Menstrual Hygiene Day! As has been documented this week, today is Menstrual Hygiene Day. Please see the official Menstrual Hygiene Day website for more information and to check out the global activities going on to celebrate this day. SMCR contributed to...
by Saniya Lee Ghanoui | May 27, 2014 | Activism, FemCare, Girls, Health Care, Menstruation
Guest post by Danielle Keiser Summary: Menstrual Hygiene Day is not only about the biological process of growing up into a woman, but also about addressing the challenges that exist in many developing countries with regards to managing menstruation safely and...
by Chris Bobel | May 26, 2014 | Activism, Health Care, Internet, Menstruation
Breaking the Bloody Taboo: The 28th of May is Menstrual Hygiene Day Let´s Start the Conversation About Menstruation! On May 28th – the first global Menstrual Hygiene Day – more than 90 international and local organizations are coming together to break the silence...
by Holly Grigg-Spall | May 14, 2014 | Activism, Anatomy, DIY, Health Care, Humor, Literature, Menstruation
In the past few weeks I have been meeting with women’s health activist Carol Downer to collaborate on a new book. She shared with me a work published in 1969 that was a catalyst for her development of the self-help movement and feminist women’s health clinics – ‘The...
by Saniya Lee Ghanoui | Apr 28, 2014 | Activism, Girls, Health Care
Guest Post by Jennifer Aldoretta The things that consume my time are many and varied, but one of the most rewarding as of late has been volunteering for a local organization that aims to empower young women as they work through the many hardships of adolescence. Every...
by David Linton | Apr 25, 2014 | Activism, Disposable menstrual products, FemCare, Health Care
For nearly 20 years Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney has been working to have enacted into law a bill aimed at providing better quality control of tampon manufacture. Researchers have repeatedly raised alarms regarding the potential health risks women are exposed to due...
