Wherever you are in the world it’s clear that providing period products in school is a great way to promote period dignity and ensure everyone has access to what they need to manage their period. They might be struggling to afford products or may be caught out by their period arriving unexpectedly. It’s normal for

In part 1 of this post, we looked at the development of period poverty action across the UK, starting at grass roots level and culminating in three out of the four UK countries promising to provide free products in schools, colleges and universities, and in Scotland, public buildings too. In this second part, we’ll look

There’s no doubt that finally the most of the UK has started to address period poverty. Since the 2016 film I, Daniel Blake raised awareness nationally about the issue of period poverty in the UK, everyone from individual local councils to – finally – Westminster has promised to tackle this problem that many couldn’t believe was an

At The Real Period Project, our vision is a world where periods are taught as part of the whole menstrual cycle and it is safe to talk about and experience menstruation whatever your age, gender or location. But the Culture of Menstrual Shame keeps periods hidden. It is a toxic combination of shame, secrecy and the

No matter what you think about it, periods are still having their moment. After many hundreds (perhaps thousands?) of years of silence and stigma, we are finally starting to find our tongues to talk about this most taboo of subjects. In this second part, we’ll look at what period poverty actually is, and whether all