Ailsa
Ailsa wohnt in England und studiert Geschichte und Politik in Schottland. Sie verbringt ihre Zeit gerne mit Schreiben, Tagträumen und Gedanken über die Zukunft - insbesondere über Frauen und LGBT-Menschen in allen drei.
Articles by Ailsa
15 articles
21 September 2022
Male birth control: What options are there?
What options are there for male birth control? Ailsa delivers an overview of what is available now, and what may come in the future.
2 August 2022
Puberty in 'Turning Red': Pandas and Periods
Turning Red is just a film about a girl who turns into a panda. Right? Ailsa explores representations of puberty in 'Turning Red'.
14 June 2022
What is in tampons? And should we be worried?
There are a lot of arguments that tampons contain toxic ingredients without us knowing. Is that true? Ailsa uncovers what is in tampons.
25 May 2022
International Menstruation Day 2022: How can I get involved?
International Menstruation Day is coming up soon. Ailsa looks at what it is, what it means, and how you can get involved.
8 April 2022
Birth control and your period: facts and explanations
Birth control and your period? Ailsa talks about her experience of using brith control and provides information on what options there are.
14 March 2022
The history of tampons: Where did they come from?
The history of tampons goes back much farther than you might think. Ailsa takes a look at who invented them and what they have been used for.
17 January 2022
b.zine: sex education through art and discourse
B.zine is a zine about sex education, distributed to people in London. Ailsa talks to Lilan, the founder of the project, about her work.
29 December 2021
The Period Poem: the Ordinary and Extraordinary
Dominique Christina’s spoken poem is a beautifully resonant love letter to menstruation. Ailsa discusses what "The Period Poem" means to her.
17 December 2021
Period. End of Sentence: Film About Menstrual Independence
How can making sanitary pads improve menstruators’ physical and financial independence? The short film ‘Period. End of Sentence’ explores just that.
1 December 2021
Periods in Ancient Greece: How Different Were They?
Periods have always been part of human life, and therefore of history. Ailsa is asking: what was it like to have periods in ancient Greece?
11 October 2021
Menotoxins: History of Periods, Impurity or Superstition?
There is a long history of periods, and how menstruators handled them, which has not always been about shame. So where did the stigma come from?
30 September 2021
‘Little Miss Period’: A character to personify periods
How can a film or a manga help more people talk about periods? Seiri-chan, or 'Little Miss Period', got right to the heart of the matter.
7 September 2021
Talk About Your Period: Replacing Stigma with Openness
Talking about your period can feel awkward. Learn how to break the stigma around menstruation and make these conversations easier for everyone.
29 July 2021
8 Ways to Practice Self-Care During Your Period
Sometimes, it's true: being on your period is hard. What methods of self-care during your period are there to improve the situation? Here are Ailsa's tips!
14 July 2021
Scotland's Free Period Products Law: Ending Period Poverty
In 2020, Scotland passed a law to provide free period products to everyone. Why did they take this step and what does it mean? Let's have a look.