Category: Society & News

How about free tam­pons ins­tead of foos­ball tables in your office? We have 5 tips for you to effec­tively coun­ter­act the period taboo at work.

Whe­ther we have a place to live or not, we keep blee­ding. For homeless people, mens­trua­tion brings with it a series of new challenges.

What is the dif­fe­rence bet­ween ‘mens­trua­ting people’ and women? Not all women mens­truate and not all mens­trua­ting people are women. It is as simple as that. 

Mens­trua­tion is still a socie­tal taboo. If every mens­trua­ting per­son bleeds for around 3000 days in their life, why is it not tal­ked about then?

The times when we embarr­as­sin­gly talk about mens­trua­tion are over. Because in 2019 a lot has hap­pened in the fight against the mens­trual taboo.

In our inter­view Maria Car­men shares her jour­ney of doing a PhD in mens­trual health rese­arch and what her dreams for the future of peri­ods look like.

Mens­trual pro­ducts in Ger­many are taxed at the sim­pli­fied tax rate of 7% since the begin­ning of 2020. Goo­dybe tam­pon tax, because peri­ods are not a luxury!

I was a guest on the Ger­man pod­cast about peri­ods ‘Regel­zeit’. We tal­ked about Free Blee­ding and I shared my best tips for lear­ning it.

Today is Inter­na­tio­nal Womxn Figh­t­ing Day. Let us cele­brate it, but not with flowers and cham­pa­gne, but with loud demands for more gen­der equality.

In the inter­view, Viki tells us about Vul­va­rium, gives us insights into vulva cas­ting and tells us what she finds par­ti­cu­larly beau­ti­ful about it.

Alex­an­dra takes us behind the sce­nes of ‘Dia­lo­gues with a rose’ and visually descri­bes the con­cert design to com­bat period taboos. Open the stage for menstruation!

When period blood turns into art, a con­scious effort is made to engage with one’s own mens­trua­tion. And the invi­si­ble is made visible.

Vul­vas are still a taboo in our society. Through her vulva art, Dunja wants to reduce shame around the topic and cele­brate diversity.

Today on May 28 is World Mens­trua­tion Day (or ‘Mens­trual Hygiene Day’), so let us cele­brate peri­ods in style! Are you in?

Many brands rely on a tra­di­tio­nally female image when mar­ke­ting period pro­ducts. Curious to see what inclu­ding trans peri­ods could look like?

Diver­sity and inclu­sion are two fun­da­men­tal parts of cor­po­rate cul­ture for many com­pa­nies. But what about peri­ods at work?

Not sure if alter­na­tive mens­trual pro­ducts are the right fit for you? We’ll give you some good rea­sons for an eco-friendly period.

Inno­va­tive mea­su­res are nee­ded to make the future of peri­ods in the work­place more inclu­sive. So what could this look like in the day-to-day of the work?

Each mens­trua­ting per­son uses around 14,000 dis­po­sable tam­pons and pads in their lives. What impact do these pro­ducts actually have on your bud­get or the environment? 

In search of a way to sup­port the BLM move­ment, we are pre­sen­ting six inspi­ring Black women in the period world. Who else do you know?

The non-pro­fit orga­ni­sa­tion Social Period is dedi­ca­ted to the social chal­lenge of period poverty and gui­des us through the history of period shaming.