On the 28th May, hundreds of young activist and period campaigners took to the streets of Westminster to raise awareness of the 148,675,312 lessons that are being missed every year due to a lack of access to period products and the shame surrounding periods in schools as part of the Every Period Counts campaign's Period...
Young activists across the UK have come together to campaign to make period dignity a reality in schoolsA third of young girls are missing school due to a lack of care or access to period products - that’s over 3.5 million days missed every year Nearly half of all school girls are struggling to access period...
To celebrate Menstrual Health Day (28th May) Irise International launched the Empower Period Awards 2022.The Awards celebrate young feminist leaders, under the age of 25, in the UK and East Africa working to end period poverty and shame in their community, country or career.We are delighted to announce the first ever winners of this new...
Irise International’s new report, Young and Female; The Double Disadvantage, reveals that the majority of young women feel that the pandemic response has failed to meet their gender specific needs, often exacerbating their negative experiences due to a lack of insight into their vulnerabilities and priorities. Many cite the example of feeling unsafe going for...
New research finds lack of support for periods creates mental burden for women and limits their participation in school and workA new study by academics at The University of Western Australia, Burnet Institute and The University of Leeds reviewed 3800 people’s experiences of periods. They found that women experience a mental burden that affects their...
