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The Future of Period Equity

The Future of Period Equity

In the past couple of years, our vision of Universal access to safe, quality, sustainable, shame-free period care and education for everyone who menstruates has been gaining ground, with free disposable pads...

The Future of Period Equity

In the past couple of years, our vision of Universal access to safe, quality, sustainable, shame-free period care and education for everyone who menstruates has been gaining ground, with free disposable pads...

Aisle’s Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret Legacy

Aisle’s Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret L...

Like many of us, I am eagerly anticipating the film version of Judy Blume’s classic novel Are you there, God? It's me, Margaret. My deep affinity with Margaret inspired my subsequent feminist consciousness and...

Aisle’s Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret L...

Like many of us, I am eagerly anticipating the film version of Judy Blume’s classic novel Are you there, God? It's me, Margaret. My deep affinity with Margaret inspired my subsequent feminist consciousness and...

Reflections on 30 Years of Menstrual Health and Equity Leadership

Reflections on 30 Years of Menstrual Health and...

One of the things that I am often asked is how things have changed in the reusable menstrual product space over 30 years, and my answer is that it’s a...

Reflections on 30 Years of Menstrual Health and...

One of the things that I am often asked is how things have changed in the reusable menstrual product space over 30 years, and my answer is that it’s a...

An illustration of a pair of Boxer Brief period underwear & a reusable cloth menstrual pad inside a blue circle. There is a Giving Tuesday hashtag over the image and logos for Aisle and Period Purse below the image

Menstrual Equity with the Period Purse

Menstrual equity is the idea that access to free, quality menstrual products, education and a shame-free attitude about periods are essential for full and dignified participation in life for everyone...

Menstrual Equity with the Period Purse

Menstrual equity is the idea that access to free, quality menstrual products, education and a shame-free attitude about periods are essential for full and dignified participation in life for everyone...

We Should All Be More Like Yvon

We Should All Be More Like Yvon

Yvon Chouinard’s recent decision to essentially gift his $3 Billion company’s shares to fight climate change is a seismic move that flies in the face of traditional capitalist business values....

We Should All Be More Like Yvon

Yvon Chouinard’s recent decision to essentially gift his $3 Billion company’s shares to fight climate change is a seismic move that flies in the face of traditional capitalist business values....

Decolonization and Reconcili-action in 2022

Decolonization and Reconcili-action in 2022

As we approach Canada’s second national Truth and Reconciliation Day (aka Orange Shirt Day) on September 30th, this post is about sharing various ways that we support ‘Reconcili-action’, (ie: actually walking the...

Decolonization and Reconcili-action in 2022

As we approach Canada’s second national Truth and Reconciliation Day (aka Orange Shirt Day) on September 30th, this post is about sharing various ways that we support ‘Reconcili-action’, (ie: actually walking the...