Why Hide It

Stories deconstructing menstrual taboos, one human at a time.

[Why Hide It @whyhideit]

An important discussion about unrealistic period advertising: https://t.co/Raz8n5NU7J #whyhideit #MenstrualHygieneDay via @hannahahahah

[Judd Legum @JuddLegum]

Hannity assembles a diverse panel of experts to discuss racism

[Why Hide It @whyhideit]

TIME presents Firsts: 46 women who are changing the world https://t.co/YQj9loVPqU

[Monica Lennon @MonicaLennon7]

Scotland can have world-leading legislation on access to sanitary products. Help make this happen 👉🏼 https://t.co/bDbEXayTLE survey. https://t.co/om8PuoUyIh

[UN Women @UN_Women]

“No job is impossible for women”- Salomé Miranda, 63-year-old construction worker, Bolivia https://t.co/mQ8X3MCY2N #Planet5050

[Penguin Books UK @PenguinUKBooks]

‘I do not wish [women] to have power over men; but over themselves.’

Mary Wollstonecraft, died #onthisday in 1797.

[Why Hide It @whyhideit]

The Ambition Collision https://t.co/B9ze3voX7W via @thecut

[NHS Million @NHSMillion]

If you do one thing today, please make sure the people you love know it's ok to talk #WorldSuicidePreventionDay

[Oprah Winfrey @Oprah]

I'm so proud!👏🏽👏🏽congratulaaaations! @Ava #13th

[The SNP @theSNP]

.@NicolaSturgeon announces that free sanitary products will be provided in Scotland’s schools, colleges and universities. #ScotGov

[Why Hide It @whyhideit]

There are many reasons why access to EC is necessary - cost shouldn't be a barrier https://t.co/T7GtOQZ3Oh

[BPAS @BPAS1968]

We asked Boots to drop the price of emergency contraception. They responded via celebrity superinjunction lawyers. https://t.co/0wS8Zgf7mp

[Why Hide It @whyhideit]

BBC 100 Women: Nine things you didn't know were invented by women - BBC News https://t.co/AFNl0wbYGd

[PERIOD. @periodmovement]

This week ALL donations made to https://t.co/MFx4eHXjpg will go towards those affected by #HurricaneHarvey. Spread the word ❤️

[ian bremmer @ianbremmer]

My dearest Clara,
Morale is low. The men miss their videogames and we are badly outnumbered. However we must press on...
(ht @as_per_ushe)

[The Unmentionables @_unmentionables]

Ugandan #refugee relief is only 18% funded for the rest of 2017, we need #DignityDefenders to pledge ongoing support https://t.co/XkoKj1sD5C

[shonda rhimes @shondarhimes]

He bragged at inexperience- turns out he's unqualified. He mocked/shamed/groped - turns out he's a bully. He embraced racists- turns out...

[The Unmentionables @_unmentionables]

On our latest distribution trip we introduced #refugee women and girls in Greece to @Lunapads #reusable pads and got a great response!

[Hazel Mead @HazelMeadArt]

An illustration I did for @bloodygood__. Check them out and donate to a bloody good cause!

[Jose Antonio Vargas @joseiswriting]

Dear Well-Meaning White People Who Want Nothing To Do With Alt-Right:

We, people of color, cannot carry this burden.

You must engage.

[Why Hide It @whyhideit]

Ending menstruation banishment only a start @AJENews https://t.co/L6Wg1vrZN0