When it comes to gender inequality, we’ve all heard of the ‘pay gap’. But what about the ‘orgasm gap’? With only 65% of women achieving orgasm during sex, compared to 95% of men, OMGYes is a website that offers advice to women in need of a little know-how in the field of sexual pleasure.

From cupcakes to handbags, almost anything can be vegan – and that includes condoms. US-born brand Sustain Natural offers cruelty-free contraceptives that are also organic and fair-trade – perfect for people who are increasingly conscious of the toxins in and provenance of everyday products.

As the coy label ‘intimate health’ suggests, there is still huge stigma attached to products like tampons and thrush ointments. Love Wellness is an all-natural brand that's using chic, minimalist packaging to make shopping for a healthy vagina less of a dreaded purchase.

From asylum seekers to schoolgirls, 10% of females in the UK will experience period poverty in their lifetime. The new social start-up, Hey Girls is looking to smash the taboo and provide sanitary pads to those in need, but for how much longer will this figure remain so shockingly high?