menstruation
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Alabama Teens On a Mission to Provide Menstrual Products to People in Need
The Root spoke with twin sisters Brooke and Breanna Bennett about their nonprofit organization which advocates for an end to period poverty everywhere.
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After 35 Years, Always Spreads Its Wings With a Plan for Non-Gendered Packaging
The world of what we’ve traditionally known as “feminine products” is getting more gender-neutral. In an effort to be more inclusive of trans and non-binary consumers, Always is removing the gendered “venus” symbol from its products, CNN reports. “For over 35 years Always has championed girls and women, and we will continue to do so,”…
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Not Like This: Kotex Orders a Tampon Recall Due to 'Unraveling'
Because periods aren’t hard enough. Following reports that U by Kotex tampons were “unraveling” within some of its users, parent company Kimberly Clark issued a voluntary recall of the product, according to a press release, which read, in part: Kimberly-Clark has received reports from consumers of the U by Kotex® Sleek® Tampons, Regular Absorbency, unraveling…
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Dressed for Success? This Charter School’s Policies Are Humiliating Its Female Students
As if puberty isn’t humiliating enough, the award-winning Noble Charter Schools network of Chicago was recently accused of instituting what several former teachers call “dehumanizing” policies to monitor their high school students. In addition to boasting high test scores and graduation rates, the schools, which are located in predominantly black and brown neighborhoods, go above…
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Going With the Flow: Embracing the Blood That Binds Us
In the immortal words of the late Joan Rivers: Can we talk? No one ever really tells you what a mess periods are, do they? Even before they start, no one tells you to expect clotting; or how sometimes you’ll have to wash your hands three or four times to remove the crisp iron scent…