by David Linton | Oct 9, 2012 | Advertising, FemCare, Menstruation
Recently menstrual shame made the front page of the New York Times in paragraph one of an article titled, “For Women in Street Stops, Deeper Humiliation.” The piece reported on an ongoing debate about the “stop and frisk” policies of the police...
by Chris Bobel | Oct 1, 2012 | Communication, Language, Menstruation
Okay. Enough. I gotta say something. Because I am committed to various efforts to reclaim the menstrual cycle as a vital sign and subvert the dominant narrative that menstruation is obsolete and/or a badge of shame, many people assume my periods are all drum...
by Kati Bicknell | Sep 25, 2012 | Fertility, Language
Cervical fluid, the sticky/creamy/stretchy/slippery substance produced by the cervix is arguably the most important substance on earth. Without it, the human race would be shortly extinct, yet not many people even know what it is. This is unacceptable, and you...
by Breanne Fahs | Sep 19, 2012 | Advertising, Communication, FemCare, Menstruation
Most women have had the unfortunate experience of realizing that they have started their periods at an inconvenient time or place, without proper “backup,” having to rely on (clunky and sporadically available) tampon dispensers in public restrooms. When driving...
by Heather Dillaway | Sep 13, 2012 | Communication, Menstruation
To follow Alexandra Jacoby’s recent post about talking more about menstruation (especially about the things we’re not allowed to talk about), I’m finally going to write about something that has been bothering me for a long time. Here it is: Why...
