periods /tags/periods periods en-US Copyright Thu, 27 Feb 2020 19:23:01 GMT Scotland Poised To Become 1st Country To Make Period Products Free /news-partners/2020-02-27/scotland-poised-to-become-1st-country-to-make-period-products-free In a few short years, Scotland has turned periods from a stigmatized subject to a selling point. The bill takes aim at "period poverty": when girls and women struggle to access menstrual products. Thu, 27 Feb 2020 19:23:01 GMT /news-partners/2020-02-27/scotland-poised-to-become-1st-country-to-make-period-products-free Laurel Wamsley Periods! Why These 8th-Graders Aren't Afraid To Talk About Them /news-partners/npr-news/2019-05-15/periods-why-these-8th-graders-arent-afraid-to-talk-about-them The middle school winners of the NPR Student Podcast Challenge offer their perspective on why talking about something so natural is so taboo — and why that's silly. Wed, 15 May 2019 09:02:00 GMT /news-partners/npr-news/2019-05-15/periods-why-these-8th-graders-arent-afraid-to-talk-about-them Elissa Nadworny, Clare Lombardo