Periods
Pasifika media company introduces period leave
A Pasifika media company is bringing in menstrual and menopause leave for its union members.
Women at Pacific Media Network can take up to 12 days off a year and it's now mandatory for the office to… Video, Audio
Period poverty campaign call for free sanitary items in school
The Union of Students' Associations and Dignity, a company that provides free sanitary products, have launched the Positive Periods campaign, pushing for menstrual education and products to be… Audio
When training hard damages young women athletes
Why are women training to breaking point without eating enough ? What is it doing to their bodies? And what's being done to address the problem? Audio
Northland takes the lead to lift women out of "period poverty"
Many families in small rural communities can't afford to buy sanitary items, like pads and tampons, so there's a campaign in Northland to encourage women to switch to reusable silicone menstrual cups.
…Business sign on to tampon charity
Two Wellington women behind the company Dignity have persuaded businesses to provide sanitary products at work. And for every box of tampons bought for them, they'll give a box to a high school. They… Audio