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Why I Finally Downloaded a Period App
I’m a privacy professional and until recently, I kept track of my period in my iPhone’s Notes app because I don’t want my data be...
11 May 2022
Periods Need to be Inclusive
Menstruation is experienced by over half of the Canadian population, yet the conversation around periods can still be seemingly uncomfortable or &l...
26 April 2022
Bloody Great Run - How to be a Team Captain
An interview of Caitlin McKay by Jannie Nheng Blood Great Run (GRB) is our annual May fundraiser to honour Menstrual Health Day (MH Day on May 28t...
2 April 2022
All Genders Can Help Change Period Stigma Too
Photo credit: Vulvania Why I joined The Period Purse.  I have long been passionate about sexual health and reproductive freedom and have vol...
20 February 2022
How To Run A Mini Drive
Want to run a mini drive? Congratulations, you have already done the hardest part. A mini drive might look like bringing together your friends and ...
17 January 2022
Introducing The Collective
The Collective: a group of generous people who believe that everyone should have a healthy period.  $15 is all that it takes to bring someone...
3 October 2021
Superior-Greenstone District School Board Partnership
Achieve menstrual equity by providing free menstrual products, and to reduce the stigma surrounding periods - this has been the mission at The Peri...
4 September 2021
Goodbye Purses
It all started with one purse, helping one person. It was a beautiful thing and it blossomed into something so much bigger than we could imagine.&n...
8 August 2021
Well Red Book Club
Join our Summer 2021 now! At the Period Purse, we want to gather a community of like minded people to discuss topics and themes that matter. Th...
1 July 2021
What is Menstrual Health Day?
Menstrual Health Day (MH Day), celebrated on May 28, brings together organizations, non-profits and individuals worldwide to build awareness on t...
29 May 2021
Why I Finally Downloaded a Period App
11 May 2022
I’m a privacy professional and until recently, I kept track of my period in my iPhone’s Notes app because I don’t want my data being shared with anyone else or used for advertisin...
Periods Need to be Inclusive
26 April 2022
Menstruation is experienced by over half of the Canadian population, yet the conversation around periods can still be seemingly uncomfortable or “inappropriate” depending on who you tal...
Bloody Great Run - How to be a Team Captain
2 April 2022
An interview of Caitlin McKay by Jannie Nheng Blood Great Run (GRB) is our annual May fundraiser to honour Menstrual Health Day (MH Day on May 28th). It is an event for like minded individuals to ...
All Genders Can Help Change Period Stigma Too
20 February 2022
Photo credit: Vulvania Why I joined The Period Purse.  I have long been passionate about sexual health and reproductive freedom and have volunteered in varying capacities - from public healt...
How To Run A Mini Drive
17 January 2022
Want to run a mini drive? Congratulations, you have already done the hardest part. A mini drive might look like bringing together your friends and colleagues to collect period products, or maybe yo...
Introducing The Collective
3 October 2021
The Collective: a group of generous people who believe that everyone should have a healthy period.  $15 is all that it takes to bring someone a healthy period. $15 is a couple of lattes. One ...
Superior-Greenstone District School Board Partnership
4 September 2021
Achieve menstrual equity by providing free menstrual products, and to reduce the stigma surrounding periods - this has been the mission at The Period Purse (TPP) and we continue to honour it. We ar...
Goodbye Purses
8 August 2021
It all started with one purse, helping one person. It was a beautiful thing and it blossomed into something so much bigger than we could imagine.  A wise person once told me, “the only ...
Well Red Book Club
1 July 2021
Join our Summer 2021 now! At the Period Purse, we want to gather a community of like minded people to discuss topics and themes that matter. This summer, we're launching a book club to brin...
What is Menstrual Health Day?
29 May 2021
Menstrual Health Day (MH Day), celebrated on May 28, brings together organizations, non-profits and individuals worldwide to build awareness on the importance of menstrual health and hygiene. May...

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