“Period. End of Sentence”: a film about menstrual independence
How can making sanitary pads improve menstruators’ physical and financial independence? The short film ‘Period. End of Sentence’ explores just that.
There is a lot going on in the world of menstruation! And Vulvani will keep you up to date with the news in our society and period trends. Here we will look at periods from a social or political perspective and analyze (and break!) the menstrual taboo together.
How can making sanitary pads improve menstruators’ physical and financial independence? The short film ‘Period. End of Sentence’ explores just that.
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?
Periods have always been part of human life, and therefore of history. Ailsa is asking: what was it like to have periods in ancient Greece?
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?
There is a long history of periods, and how menstruators handled them, which has not always been about shame. So where did the stigma come from?
How can a film or a manga help more people talk about periods? Seiri-chan, or ‘Little Miss Period’, got right to the heart of the matter.
Why is there a taboo of menstruation in our society? Sophia has found the origin in religions, the witch trials and patriarchal doctors.
A lot of people use period euphemisms because they are ashamed to talk about periods. But why is that and how can we stop this period shame?
So how is menstruation in advertising actually portrayed? Shouldn’t it be diverse, honest and versatile in 2021? Sophia checked it out.
Dr. Michelle Frank has investigated the impact the Covid pandemic had and still has on menstruating people around the world. Let’s see what she found out!
…and empower countless women to make empowered choices about their bodies!
