The US education system is failing to teach young women and men the basics of menstruation, so brands are stepping in to fill the gap. What are period-advocacy brands and their products doing to fight the stigma and teach young women about their reproductive health?

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?

Chinese actress Angelababy has sparked a furore after speaking publicly about her period, showing that a taboo around menstruation still exists in the country. Brands have an opportunity to educate Chinese consumers who typically lean on cultural myths when scientific knowledge is lacking.

Monki doesn’t just want women to be neutral about periods – it wants them to be proud of them. In a brand landscape saturated by talk of female empowerment, Monki is honing in on a specific issue within the broader cause, and it's helping the brand to come off as authentic.