We’ve all dealt with the mess of an unexpected period. And who hasn’t felt the shame of standing in the queue with Always Ultra buried at the bottom of our basket (underneath a heap of unnecessary buys we’ve hastily thrown to hide them). Most of us will even have skipped […]
Tag: women’s health action
Keep the free period: calls for Sunderland’s period poverty campaign to continue
The Students’ Union at the University of Sunderland is set to decide whether to continue offering free sanitary products for all students. The Free Period campaign was launched in 2017 under then Vice President of Wellbeing and Engagement, Kirsty Paterson. The initiative, which launched on the back of coverage of […]
North East mothers celebrate World Breastfeeding Week
Mothers from across the region gathered in Sunderland on August 5 to celebrate World Breastfeeding Week. Mums from the Sunderland ‘Bosom Buddies’ group invited other mums from the North East who breast-feed to join them in Keel Square at 10.30am to take part in the ‘World’s Big Latch On.’ The […]