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LifeWales just struck a major blow against period poverty in the UK
The Welsh government has announced a scheme addressing period poverty in schools. It’s a reminder that feminist activism can make a difference
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- Moya Crockett
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LifeWhy are hardly any women’s charities being supported by the tampon tax?
Over 100 experts have signed an open letter arguing that women’s organisations should benefit from the tampon tax.
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- Moya Crockett
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Long ReadsAsk Gynae Geek: your most Googled questions about endometriosis, answered
What causes endometriosis, and is there a cure? Gynae Geek has the answers
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- Dr Anita Mitra
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Long ReadsWhy women need to start being bloody difficult about their health
No, you're not a hypochondriac for being concerned about your body
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- Jennifer Lipman
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Long ReadsAsk Gynae Geek: your most Googled questions about irregular periods, answered
Are irregular periods caused by stress? And can they affect fertility? Gynae Geek has the answers
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- Dr Anita Mitra
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Long ReadsWhy the government’s pledge to end period poverty is so vitally important
“Together we have secured a change that a few years ago seemed inconceivable: a solution to period poverty”
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- Laura Coryton
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Opinion10 things I want you to know about making change happen
From the founder of #FreePeriods
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LifeAcademy Awards 2019: How Netflix smashed period taboos at the Oscars
Menstruation is making headlines at the Oscars this year, and for good reason...
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- Kayleigh Dray
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LifeWhy 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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LifeHow 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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LifeThese are the shocking stats around period poverty in the UK
The issue is much closer to home than you may have thought
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Visible WomenThis inventor could have revolutionised periods. Why was she ignored?
The true story of forgotten inventor Mary Davidson Kenner, who created an innovative new menstrual pad in 1956.
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- Anna-Marie Crowhurst
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Life“Why a Mooncup is the most life-changing purchase you’ll make in 2018”
Your periods are about to get a serious make-over
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- Sonya Barber
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Long Reads“Doctors told me my period pains were nothing. Then I collapsed.”
Does the new endometriosis pill prove women’s health is finally being taken seriously?
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- Sarah Graham
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Opinion“India has scrapped its tampon tax. Why are we still paying it in the UK?”
The world’s ‘most dangerous country for women’ is ending taxes on sanitary products – but in the supposedly enlightened UK, we’re still being forced to pay up.
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- Moya Crockett
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Visible WomenWhy Ruby Raut wants women everywhere to wear WUKA ‘period pants’
Stylist meets WUKA co-founder, Ruby Raut
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- Susan Devaney
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LifeFemale MP makes ground-breaking move by discussing her period in parliament
Scottish Labour's Danielle Rowley got real about period poverty in a revolutionary way
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- Megan Murray
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LifeThese are the reproductive health issues women worry most about
But a new study shows that embarrassment is still stopping women from seeking the help they need.
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- Moya Crockett
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WinWin a year's subscription to Pink Parcel
Get a box of goodies delivered to your door every month
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LifeThis 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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