Period poverty in the UK impacts 10% of the population, but Leeds City Council hopes to eradicate it by providing free sanitary products across public spaces in the city. As stigmas and taboos around periods are dismantled, the city's council is answering calls for better access to healthcare products.

Moody Month is an app and online community that helps women track and understand their hormones and moods. Going beyond ‘femtech’ and conversations around period-tracking and fertility, it offers a more holistic approach, taking into consideration factors like the weather and the moon.

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?

Hey Girls has released a print campaign that highlights the issue of period poverty. The ad is a visceral reminder of the reality that many women face and a prompt for people to buy pads by Hey Girls, a social enterprise that donates a pack of sanitary pads to those in need for every pack that it sells.