by Elizabeth Kissling | Dec 22, 2012 | Internet
In this TEDx Women talk, Eve Ensler talks about One Billion Rising, her campaign to mobilize women in the fight to end gender violence. Lena Dunham shows off the tampon brooch she received as a Christmas gift from a friend. Understanding night sweats – at any...
by Ashley Ross | Dec 20, 2012 | Advertising, Communication, Media, Menopause, Perimenopause
No question – Poise’s Second Talk Campaign is undeniably courageous, taking on Menopause, the Previously Unmentionable. Call me impatient and unappreciative, but I just can’t help mourning the missed opportunity to REALLY empower women, instead of aligning with...
by Kati Bicknell | Dec 18, 2012 | Fertility, Internet, Media, Music
I’m sure by now most of you have seen this video by Jonathan Mann and Ivory King, which went viral last week. Or at least I hope you have, because it is wonderful. I went to Bennington College with Jonathan and have been enjoying his music for years. He’s been writing...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Dec 15, 2012 | Internet
Poor, sad Dwight Schrute wishes he could menstruate — even though Jezebel hates menstruation and medical students don’t know about the menstrual cup. Knowing Menstruation Beyond PubMed: In which Rebecca Scott Yoshizawa tells of listening to a research...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Dec 8, 2012 | Internet
Missed Your Period? Don’t Want to be Pregnant? There’s an App for That. One of the reasons it’s difficult to talk about menstruation is that it’s difficult to talk about vaginas. A federal appeals court ruled this week that the ban on so-called...
by David Linton | Dec 4, 2012 | Media, Pregnancy
There is no end to the variety of ways that men find to express their fascination fear, discomfort, attraction, or repulsion when it comes to any aspect of the menstrual cycle. Take, for instance, the bizarre annual event hosted by the DJ’s at a San Diego...
