by Sophie Zivku | Nov 19, 2016 | Advertising, FemCare, Men, Menstrual education
No matter how far we may come with menstrual advocacy, the world never ceases to surprise us with moments that make us ask ourselves “what year is it again?” Ryan Williams, a teen “meninist” in the UK created quite the conversation on Twitter when he weighed in on the...
by Editor | Aug 13, 2016 | Advertising, New Research
New menstrual media and technology made headlines with the following: What is your menstrual-quantified self trying to tell you? Next Gen Jane is hoping to help women find out. The company is developing a diagnostic tampon that will collect menstrual blood for testing...
by Editor | Dec 23, 2015 | Advertising, FemCare, Girls, Media
Guest Post by Victoria Velding On a recent trip to the store I came across U by Kotex for Tweens. It seems this product has been on the market for a number of years, but since I don’t frequent the femcare aisle on a regular basis, I only recently discovered it....
by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 1, 2014 | Advertising, Celebrities, FemCare, Menstruation
re-blogging re:Cycling In celebration of our fifth anniversary, we are republishing some of our favorite posts. This post by Elizabeth Kissling originally appeared September 29, 2009. Apropos of Chris’ most recent post, the video of Serena Williams’ new ad...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jul 17, 2014 | Advertising, Communication, Disposable menstrual products, Girls
Always™ and its corporate owner, Procter & Gamble, have been receiving a lot of praise around the interwebs these days for their #LikeAGirl campaign, launched June 26, 2014, with a video produced by Lauren Greenfield. The video has been viewed 37 million times and...
by David Linton | Feb 25, 2014 | Advertising, Communication, History, Menstruation
Taboos against menstrual sex are probably rooted in an inchoate understanding that there is less likelihood of conception during menstruation. If procreation and tribal survival are the goals, then delaying sexual congress until ovulation makes sense, especially if...
