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Miranda HitchingsMiranda Hitchings

Miranda Hitchings is a community investment specialist at NZ Post, co-founder of the period equity organisation Dignity and writer.

Was 2019 the best-ever year for periods?

11 January 2020 by Miranda Hitchings

From ads showing actual *gasp* blood to the mainstreaming of sustainable period products and commitments to addressing period inequity, it was a big 12 months for menstruation. When I first got my period at 13, I was petrified. I was scared to tell anyone and used a wad of toilet paper until I mustered the … Read more

Categories Featured, Society Tags Menstruation, period poverty, Period waste, Periods

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