The past couple of years have been a whirlwind. Time has been flying by, yet it also feels like it is standing still. So much has changed about the ways we live and interact with people. From telecommuting to ordering groceries online, it’s possible your routine has...
From eliminating the Tampon Tax to a bill that supplies young girls and women with free sanitary napkins in public schools, jails and homeless shelters, New York state has made major progress in reducing the gender bias women face on a systemic level. Leading efforts...
From the minty toothpaste you use in the morning to the shampoo you cleanse with in the evening to the lipstick you paint on for date night and the lube you might use later that night, the majority of cosmetic products we use (and 90% of most grocery items) contain...
Every month we feature a woman who is changing the world for the better and inspiring others to discover and develop the best within themselves. September's Fierce Woman, Aanchal Bhatia, is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and patient advocate, whose new book teaches...
Brown paper grocery bags, dirty napkins, toilet paper wads, and scraps of cloth; this is what women without the means are using to stop their period flow. It's a tale as old as time and one that stretches across all corners of the globe, tying individuals together...
The vagina is "not just a sex organ at all, but a powerful mediator of female confidence, creativity and the sense of the connections between things," writes Naomi Wolf, summarizing her book, Vagina: A New Biography. Her recent work explores the concept of the brain...
Every girl. Everywhere. Period. That's the Days for Girls (DfG) motto because all over the world, young girls are forced to miss days of school each month due to irregular, unsustainable, and inadequate menstruation management. Girls use leaves, mattress stuffing,...
While we like to call ourselves Green Feminine Hygiene Queens when it comes to specifically defining our fierce woman mission of providing healthy organic and natural feminine hygiene products, we reign our commonwealth for women's health in the good company of others...
Earlier this year, in the spirit of our #FierceWoman icon of the year, Malala Yousafzai, we set our intention for 2016 to be Exercising Your Feminine Voice and encouraged our readers and ourselves to ask how we would use that voice to create positive change. We wanted...
Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is not only the leading cause of infertility in women, but also the culprit behind symptoms such as irregular periods, severe abdominal pain, rapid weight gain, depression, anxiety, excessive hair growth, increased testosterone...
From Obama to Vogue journalists, people are speaking out against the #tampontax and citing the need to increase access for women in need. Just last week, NYC's Queens Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras-Copeland announced a pilot program that will equip 25 high schools in...