PERIOD founder and Harvard Scholar Nadya Okamoto offers a manifesto on menstruation and just why we can no more silence those who bleed—and how to engage in youth activism.

Throughout history, periods have already been hidden from the general public. They’re taboo. They’re embarrassing. They’re gross. And due to a crumbling or nonexistent national sex ed system, they may be misunderstood. Due to these stigmas, a position quo continues to be established to exclude individuals who menstruate through the seat at the decision-making table, creating discriminations just like the tampon tax, medicines that favour male biology, and more.

Period Power aims to describe what menstruation is, reveal the stigmas and resulting biases, and create a strategy to get rid of the silence and quick conversation about intervals.