S2, Ep 57: Let’s Talk Periods

Menstruation is the most natural thing in the world, yet it's surrounded by social stigmas and shame. There's also a huge disparity in the availability of period products for women. 

In the UK alone, the number of women and girls facing period poverty has risen sharply during the coronavirus lockdown. 

I'm joined by Rupinder Virdee and Manjit K Gill from the charity Binti Period, and we discuss it all - our first periods, the way menstruation is shown in mainstream TV, educating girls about why they bleed, breaking down myths, and the environmental impact of period products.

Because every girl deserves dignity. Period.