We are Stronger Together

From our Statement of Impact:

How many of you are still being told they cannot enter the kitchen during “those times of the month”?

Are these “The Days Who Must not be Named”? Is menstruation so evil that even mentioning it might cause unholiness to happen?

Some of us can laugh at such attitudes, but many others are not so fortunate. Menstrual shaming and taboos cause many young women to miss school days and fall behind. It serves as women’s first marker on the road to making them a second-class citizens, and we have made it our corporate mission to banish these taboos.

Read this blog to find out how.

  • Ben Hackett
    Sports and Periods (Part 2)

    Sports and Periods (Part 2)

    “Women should not play sport during that time of the month” and other myths As mentioned above, one of the reasons why the gender gap in sports increases at puberty… (Read More)

  • Ben Hackett

    Sports and Periods (Part 1)

    Debunking the myths about period and sport Many of us have experienced this strange feeling: one day you’re playing football in the school courtyard with your male friends in a… (Read More)

  • Ben Hackett

    Period Parties!

    Period Parties! How the World Celebrates Menstruation Across the world, there are many examples of cultures celebrating a girl’s first period. Despite these rituals and traditions and the fact that… (Read More)