periods Archives - Empoword Journalism https://www.empowordjournalism.com/tag/periods/ Led by women. Uniting and empowering journalists across the globe. Sun, 04 Jun 2023 00:37:18 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 The Damaging Effects of Rising Costs on Period Poverty https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/lifestyle/the-damaging-effects-of-rising-costs-on-period-poverty/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/lifestyle/the-damaging-effects-of-rising-costs-on-period-poverty/#respond Fri, 16 Sep 2022 16:25:38 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=31360 It is a fact now that we are living in a cost-of-living crisis. Countless families and young people are struggling to afford essentials, such as food and rent. From fuel costs to gas and electricity bills, and food everything is rising in price, which is unparalleled with a lack of paychecks increasing in conjunction, so it is no surprise that we are living in a financial dilemma.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/lifestyle/the-damaging-effects-of-rising-costs-on-period-poverty/feed/ 0 Dina Asher-Smith addresses taboo of periods in sport https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/dina-asher-smith-addresses-taboo-of-periods-in-sport/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/dina-asher-smith-addresses-taboo-of-periods-in-sport/#respond Sun, 28 Aug 2022 17:56:59 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=29984 British sprinter, Dina Asher-Smith has been praised for talking about her period after pulling up in the women's 100m final at the European Championships in Munich. Normally a social taboo, Asher-Smith simply claimed that the calf cramp which ruined her chances at gold was down to "girl stuff".

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