Behind the Marketing of Japanese Period Products
July 30, 2021
During Menstruation Month at Alpha Woman, a sister intern Anvi Sethi and I reviewed two very different period products – the environmentally friendly biodegradable Ruth pads and the Sofy Center-in pads – with a focus ...
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Podcast Interview With The Founder of MenstruActua, Valeria Moncada
July 30, 2021
July is menstruation month at Alpha Woman. We’ve been exploring how people around the world menstruate, the impact of period poverty, how girls and women around the world are educated about their periods and more. ...
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I Tried a DivaCup for the First Time and Here’s How it Went
July 30, 2021
Menstrual cups have been around for nearly a century. Invented in the 1930s, this sustainable period product only recently gained popularity. And with the rise of menstrual cups came the DivaCup. A mother-daughter duo founded ...
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Period Myths and Misnomers – Alpha Woman Street Team Video
July 28, 2021
This menstruation month at Alpha Woman, our Street Team went around the UBC Vancouver campus conducting pop quizzes with the intent to help educate and debunk a few myths around menstruation. How many times have ...
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Uniting Against Period Poverty
July 19, 2021
Organizations and governments are playing a huge role in pioneering period positivity. What steps are multinationals, NGOs, and governments taking for promoting menstrual hygiene management (MHM) and eradicating Period Poverty? What more can they do ...
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5 Cannabis Brands Here to Help With Your Menstrual Pain
July 17, 2021
Period cramps suck. Even at their mildest, it can often feel like tiny knives slowly slicing at your uterus. And at their worst, it feels like a fatal heart attack charging at your abdomen. Not ...
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Podcast Interview with CEO of Diva International, Carinne Chambers-Saini
July 16, 2021
July is menstruation month at Alpha Woman. We’ve been exploring how people around the world menstruate, the impact of period poverty, how girls and women around the world are educated about their periods and more. ...
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Periods From the Perspective of a Third-Culture Global Citizen
July 13, 2021
Menstruation, even in the 21st century, is still taboo. It doesn’t matter where you’re from or how liberal you believe your thinking is, bodily fluids exerted by a menstruator once a month is more shocking ...
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Debunking 13 Common Myths About Periods
July 8, 2021
Periods are no fun. They’re painful, distressing and come with a slew of other negative side effects and social stigmas. The social stigma around menstruation can make finding resources difficult. Many people try to avoid ...
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