Period Equity Alliance Society

10/28/2025

10/26/2025

Surprised by the Halifax Chamber of Commerce on Friday afternoon - we couldn’t get a picture inside the box without one donut missing 😂😂😂

Such a fun treat and surprise. Thanks for popping in Patrick!

10/20/2025

What a year we are having.

10/18/2025

All on the Board made this post for World Menopause Day 🌸🌸🌸

10/09/2025

What a wonderful September.

09/29/2025

09/23/2025

These three actions are why PEAS exists.

WHO statement on menstrual health and rights in 2022.

WHO calls for three actions. Firstly, to recognize and frame menstruation as a health issue, not a hygiene issue – a health issue with physical, psychological, and social dimensions, and one that needs to be addressed in the perspective of a life course – from before menarche to after menopause. Secondly, to recognize that menstrual health means that women and girls and other people who menstruate, have access to information and education about it; to the menstrual products they need; water, sanitation, and disposal facilities; to competent and empathic care when needed; to live, study and work in an environment in which menstruation is seen as positive and healthy not something to be ashamed of; and to fully participate in work and social activities. Thirdly, to ensure that these activities are included in the relevant sectoral work plans and budgets, and their performance is measured.

Menstrual Health is firmly on the global agenda today. Menstrual Health was not on the agenda of the International Conference on the Population and Development or the Millennium Declaration. Nor it is explicitly stated in the Sustainable Development Goals targets for goals 3 (health), 5 (gender equa...

07/23/2025