by David Linton | Jan 12, 2017 | Film, Literature
The death of To Sir, With Love author E.R. Braithwaite, prompts David Linton to critique the iconic menstrual-pad-burning scene Sadly, not every novelist who has included menstrual references in the stories being told has done so in a positive, or even a neutral,...
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 Sophie Zivku | Oct 22, 2016 | Activism, Media, Research, Television
When theory lends to practice and practice lends to activism Menstrual-related theories and research have long played a role in shaping how women’s bodies are perceived and how their behavior is explained. More often than not, by attributing a causal link between the...
by David Linton | Oct 7, 2016 | Literature, Media
Surely our most probing and productive poet, especially when it comes to the period and what was once coyly called “the pudenda,” is Sharon Olds. Her latest paeans to the parts of women occur in her 2016 collection simply titled, Odes. The book was recently reviewed...
by David Linton | Sep 8, 2016 | Activism, Film
Four soldiers blast menstrual myths surrounding women in the military Questions about women’s “fitness” to engage in a vast array of activities as determined by their menstrual cycles have long been a hotly debated topic. Recently, as the US military...
by Editor | Aug 27, 2016 | Media
Headlines about menstruation have certainly been on the rise in 2016, but is the taboo surrounding such a natural process really diminishing? Thanks to social media, more people are talking about menstruation, but there are still others who continue to perpetuate the...
