This shame-busting video just joined the fight to show real periods on our screens
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Life
Are “period badges” really the way to tackle menstruation stigma?
A company is asking female employees to wear a “special badge” if they are on their period.
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- Jessica Rapana
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Life
A third of male office workers think discussing periods is unprofessional
It's 2019, and 32% of men still think talking about periods at work is inappropriate, study finds.
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- Jessica Rapana
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People
How Charli XCX is fighting period shame, one tampon string at a time
Every woman should watch this video and be reminded that we don’t need to be ashamed by menstruation.
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- Hannah-Rose Yee
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Beauty
We try the innovative new age period products worth knowing about
Did you know there were two types of menstrual cup?
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- Ava Welsing-Kitcher
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- Megan Murray
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Period poverty in the UK: 1 in 5 young girls are being bullied at school, here’s how you can help
Male classmates are calling them "dirty" and "disgusting"
Life
Why it matters that we’re getting a period emoji
It won’t eliminate stigma on its own – but if it helps start important conversations, then that’s worth celebrating.
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- Moya Crockett
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Life
How Mary Queen of Scots exposed the media’s squeamishness about periods
You’d think the world was getting over its problem with menstruation – but the response to Josie Rourke’s film suggests otherwise.
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- Moya Crockett
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Life
This London restaurant will let you swap tampons for cocktails
Show your support for period poverty by getting sozzled
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- Megan Murray
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Life
When will the tampon tax finally be abolished?
When you can expect to see the back of this ridiculous tax
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- Megan Murray
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Life
This new invention promises to make your period eco-friendly
You can prevent 12,000 pieces of plastic entering the sea by using it
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- Moya Lothian-McLean
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People
The teenager fighting against period poverty
Meet Amika George, one of Stylist’s Women of the Year 2017.
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- Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
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- Kayleigh Dray
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Family celebrate girl’s first period in a very unique way
“My family is super extra”