Your body is a wonderland and your vagina is probably what John Mayer was singing about all along. The health of your vagina is important (regardless of your sexual activity), and yet, not many women are concerned about their vaginal health – except when there is something alarming. Most often the approach to any vaginal […]
A Non-Menstruator’s Guide to Periods
We’ve had our fair share of sexist men and their ignorant comments about periods – and we’re sick of it. We’re also tired of feeling like the burden of menstrual equity has to be shouldered by only half of the world’s population, when, really, it should be on everyone’s minds. Whether you’re only reading this […]
Let’s Talk About Period Sex, Baby
Yes, you read that right. Period. Sex. We can hear the echoing “ewwwww” already. But don’t click away just yet, maybe we can change your mind and erase some period sex myths. We’re in the business of busting taboos, after all. Why don’t you join us? Misconception No. 1 – “It’s painful, no?” A […]
Why Do We Bleed?
Many a period days have seen me Google, “Why do I bleed?” I often wonder what made me so special to have landed on the woman side of the spectrum. Whether you believe in survival of the fittest, chance, or a creator that devised the mechanisms in your body, we know it wasn’t a glitch […]
Menstruating in the Workplace
Last summer, Culture Machine, a digital media company based in Mumbai, made national news when they announced their decision to provide paid “menstrual leave” as part of their employment policy. Devleena S Majumdar, President of their Human Resources department stated, “Men and women are not biologically equal which is why we already have benefits like […]
Does Period Poverty Exist in Developed Countries?
Period poverty seems like a phenomenon for “underdeveloped” or “developing countries” – a curse that the “powerful” countries of the world need not endure. Despite the fact that most developed countries have stable systems of menstrual education and an abundance of period products, accessibility still remains a huge problem in many parts of the “developed” […]
The PCOS Diary: My Complicated Relationship with Womanhood
In school, my girlfriends would often have discussions about their periods; all the times they felt like skipping class and just melting into a puddle of chocolate, how they were afraid of staining their uniforms, and when their periods were late. As someone with PCOS, I couldn’t relate much to their fears, anxieties, and frustrations. […]
Celebrating Your First Period
Every first-period story is different. The phenomenon may be the same but the experience is different – biologically, physically, culturally, and economically. We asked our followers/supporters for their first-period stories. Here are some of them – Benched When I got my first period, I had gone skateboarding with some friends. We were just chilling, I […]
Menstruation at the Movies
With the release of Akshay Kumar’s Padman, we definitively entered a new age, one in which menstruation isn’t simply to be whispered about. However, believe it or not, periods made their cinematic debut years ago. They’ve even featured in classic hits like “Carrie” and “Clueless.” A simple Google search will show you all the movies […]
Our Month in Review – June 2018
If you’ve ever wanted an inside peek at what a month at GiveHer5 looks like, here’s a behind-the-scenes for you. This is all the interesting stuff our team got up to this month. New Partnerships We’ve recently partnered with 18 Carat House, a bespoke jewellery brand. Stay tuned for some exciting new partnerships in the […]