PERIOD


Associated tags: Harvard University, Poverty, Manifesto, Simon & Schuster, Taboo, Nadya, Education, Health, Birth control, Health education, Student, Menstruation

Locations: NEW YORK, OREGON, UNITED STATES

Midol® Addresses Period Education and Normalization of Menstrual Discomfort with PeriodTalk Initiative in Partnership with Nonprofit PERIOD.

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, May 9, 2024

launched the PeriodTalk with Midol campaign to help bring further awareness to the gaps in period education and dialogue to ultimately mend the discrepancies.

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  • launched the PeriodTalk with Midol campaign to help bring further awareness to the gaps in period education and dialogue to ultimately mend the discrepancies.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240509301202/en/
    As part of the PeriodTalk campaign, Midol and PERIOD.
  • Midol’s latest survey revealed over 85% of respondents reported their period symptoms have impacted their daily lives within the past 3 months.
  • as hosts of PeriodTalk: a candid roundtable conversation focused on normalizing “uncomfortable” period discussions and enabling others to help end the normalization of discomfort.

New Typeface Hides Period Education In Actual Punctuation, Circumventing the "Don't Say Period Bill" In Florida

Retrieved on: 
Monday, February 12, 2024

PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Have you heard of the "Don't Say Period" bill? In 2023, Florida passed HB1069, a bill which would restrict classroom education for students below ninth grade on human sexuality and reproductive health—this includes conversations on menstruation! The irony is that almost all people with periods get them before high school! The global youth-powered non-profit, PERIOD. decided to take action, because menstrual health education is vital for students.

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  • PERIOD., a global youth-powered non-profit, launched the typeface, Sans Period, to provide crucial period education for kids who may no longer get it in school.
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  • partnered with OHG's Purpose Group to take action in Florida through Sans Period—a secret font that replaces period punctuation with period education.
  • Through font downloads and installations by students themselves, the typeface has provided students across Florida with crucial education on menstruation.

Advocates Around the World Celebrate Period Action Day this Saturday, October 14th

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, October 11, 2023

PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- This upcoming Saturday, October 14th, 2023, menstrual equity advocates around the world are joining together to celebrate Period Action Day to take action against period poverty and stigma.

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  • PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- This upcoming Saturday, October 14th, 2023, menstrual equity advocates around the world are joining together to celebrate Period Action Day to take action against period poverty and stigma.
  • This Saturday is Period Action Day, the fifth annual day of action created by advocacy organization PERIOD.
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PERIOD. BRINGS MENSTRUAL EQUITY ACTION INTO WORKPLACE WITH CORPORATE BENEFITS PROGRAM

Retrieved on: 
Monday, June 6, 2022

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  • Inaugural Workplace Champions members, Myovant Sciences and Pfizer reinforce their commitment to public health, normalize menstrual health access for workers, and expand their work for equity within the workplace.
  • Employers must provide menstrual products on site and include menstrual discomfort when considering workplace and time-off policies.

PERIOD Along with BBDO San Francisco and Seventh Generation Present Celebrity PSA 'SEE RED'

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Created by BBDO San Francisco and sponsored by Seventh Generation, this PSA highlights the glaring insight that if faces were bleeding, someone would do something.

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  • Created by BBDO San Francisco and sponsored by Seventh Generation, this PSA highlights the glaring insight that if faces were bleeding, someone would do something.
  • PSA sponsor Seventh Generation has long worked towards period equity, including ingredient disclosure and access to safe period care products.
  • PERIOD along with BBDO San Francisco and Seventh Generation are working to raise awareness on just this issue with their 'SEE RED' PSA.
  • "It's really phenomenal to work with such incredible partners like Seventh Generation and BBDO San Francisco to advance this Menstrual Movement.