by Nimmi Joseph | Feb 27, 2025 | Blog
The patriarchy is not as strong as it seems.This is the central thesis of Angela Saini’s thought-provoking book, ‘The Patriarchs:How Men Came to Rule’.Saini, a science journalist, dives into archaeological findings, historical narratives,myths, and stories to answer...
by Nimmi Joseph | Nov 15, 2024 | Blog
Menstrual health education has the power to transform lives, challenging long-held stigmas and reshaping perceptions. In this heartfelt interview, Arunadevi, a 10th-grade student, shares her journey from ignorance and societal taboos to empowerment and advocacy after...
by Nimmi Joseph | Oct 2, 2024 | Blog
Part 1: Understanding Your Menstrual Cycle Sarahfin Richard Guest contributor: Dr Divya, MS, DNB (OBG) When we think of a menstrual cycle, the first thing that comes to our mind is our period. Basically, the bleeding part! But what if there was more to the...
by Laure | Jan 24, 2024 | Blog
Revisioning menstrual education By Kathy Walkling, co-founder of Eco Femme In Part 1 of this 2 part blog series, we explored ways in which we, as a menstrual educators, can become more conscious of our ways of being and explained the importance of doing our...
by Laure | Jan 10, 2024 | Blog, Education, Health & Hygiene, Pad for pad.
Part 1: Setting the context for a deeper shift By Kathy Walkling, co-founder of Eco Femme. Menstruation has, over the last 15 years, gone from being virtually off the radar to becoming a focal development issue receiving significant global attention,...
by Eco Femme | Sep 27, 2023 | Ambassadors., Blog, Making the switch
Kelsey spent 7 weeks interning here at The Eco Femme headquarters in early 2017, here, she shares her journey from first period to her diagnosis of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (You can read a more detailed piece about her journey with PCOS here). Our thanks to...
