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The right to healthy period products is not a privilege

14. October 202112. December 2022 Olga Speranskaya

Toxic chemicals have no place in period products. Join the fight!

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Featured General Health 

Women are disproportionally affected by toxic plastics

16. September 202112. December 2022 Olga Speranskaya

The report by the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and toxics highlights that ” women face a disproportionate amount of the burden of plastic pollution”.

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Environment Featured General 

Menstrual Products and their Disposal

19. June 202112. December 2022 Olga Speranskaya

Though 89% of females in the study believed that menstrual waste is a matter of concern, 58% of them were clueless about its fate.

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Featured General In the Media Perspectives 

HEJSupport Interview with Ebby Weyime, Founder of The Grace Cup

23. October 202012. December 2022 Author

In a country where some people don’t even make a dollar a day, a pad doesn’t really become a necessity, over something like food.

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Featured General Policy 

Moving Away from Menstrual Capitalism

21. October 202012. December 2022 Author

While advancements in the menstrual product industry have led to increased freedom and choice for people who menstruate, marketing strategies have begun to co-opt feminist messaging in order to commercialize these necessities for financial gain.

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Action Featured General In the Media Perspectives 

HEJSupport Interview with Kate Elliott, President at Changing the Flow

19. October 202012. December 2022 Author

“Menstrual equity is having equal access to period products, ways to manage menstruation, as well as education around reproductive health.”

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Action Featured General Partners 

‌Environmenstrual‌ ‌Week 2020

20. July 202012. December 2022 Olga Speranskaya

The ‌objectives of ‌Environmenstrual‌ ‌Week in 2020 are threefold: to advocate for an end to period poverty, to promote the conversation surrounding eco-friendly period products, and to help end the taboo around periods.

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Featured General 

Period Poverty and the Global Pandemic

29. May 202029. May 2020 Author

Period poverty is being exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, more than ever, is a good time to advocate for sustainable menstruation and menstrual equity.

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Featured General Science 

The transparency of ingredients in the contents of menstrual products is still a wish list

28. February 202028. February 2020 Olga Speranskaya

New research suggests that menstrual products may account for as much as 28% of total phthalate exposure in women.

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Action Featured General Partners 

Webinar Plastic- and Toxic-free Menstruation Products

6. December 20199. December 2019 Alexandra Caterbow

HEJSupport together with Women`s Voices for the Earth and Women Environmental Network hosted a webinar on plastic- and toxic-free menstruation products. You can find the presentations here.

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https://ptfperiod.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Video-ptf-1080x1080-mit-titel.mp4

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