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Ever called in sick because of your period...and told the truth about it? 👀 When too unwell to work on their period due to difficult symptoms, around half of people said they never tell their manager the real reason they are off sick*. With the current taboo that still surrounds periods in so many workplaces...it's kind of predictable that: 👉 45% said they thought the issue would be trivialised 👉43% said they felt too embarrassed Building a work culture around honesty and transparency...does NOT happen over night. ❌ To get there, we need to lay the ground work when it comes to periods and create environments where people feel comfortable to talk about them openly. Freely accessible products and education for your team are absolutely essential to getting started. Let's make it happen: b2b@heygirls.co.uk https://lnkd.in/eStBSdry *All stats - study by Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), Nov 2023 #PeriodAwareness #PeriodEmpowerment #PeriodInclusion #PeriodEquality #WorkplaceWellness

HUGE congratulations to Molly Fenton BCAh, who has received a British Citizen Award for her services to Healthcare! 🌟 Molly's work in the period space is nothing short of absolutely INCREDIBLE - founding the Love Your Period campaign to help tackle period poverty and stigma, after campaigning for girls’ rights from just age 13. The campaign launched on social media in 2019 when Molly was 16 and is still so important today. We totally admire Molly's advocacy for creating a safe space for women and girls to know their bodies, learn what their normal is, as well as feel equal, educated, and empowered. Molly and her team's mission aligns with ours so closely, and we can't wait for the period progress we're yet to make together! ❤️ #PeriodAdvocacy #PeriodEquality #PeriodProgress #EndPeriodPoverty

From women not being “allowed” to participate in the Olympics at all, we've sure come a LONG way. For the first time in history, a 50/50 male and female athlete representation has been reached at this years Paris Olympics. We love to see this milestone for gender equality finally come into play. Yet we can't help but wonder why the topic of periods is so slow to gain ground, when two-thirds of elite-female athletes preparing for Olympic and Paralympic Games perceive that their menstrual cycle affects their performance*. Back at Rio 2016, what should have been any old normal conversation, was actually deemed a groundbreaking moment when swimmer Fu Yuanhui openly said: "Actually, my period started yesterday evening. That's why I feel very weak and tired, but this is not an excuse. At the end of the day, I simply did not swim very well." Yuanhui's plain candidness has since encouraged other athletes to talk about their experiences and we hope to hear lots more noise about periods at this year's games. Collectively, there's so much more we can do to break the stigma that still surrounds periods and normalise conversations about it - and it starts outside of elite sport. So let's talk about it: b2b@heygirls.co.uk *McNamara A, Harris R, Minahan 'That time of the month for the biggest event of your career!' Perception of menstrual cycle on performance of Australian athletes training for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic GamesBMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine 2022 Iconic olympic athletes pictured: Fu Yuanhui, Megan Rapinoe, Nicola Adams, Elaine Thompson-Herah, Brandi Chastain (Getty Images: Ian Macinol, Matthias Hangst, Roberto Schmidt/Agence France-Presse, Tom Jenkins) #GoodForYou #Olympics #PeriodInSports #Menstruation #PeriodProducts #GoodForSociety

Recently our very own Alice and Jemma were lucky enough to join Media Trust, Ogilvy UK and GroupM in London, for an insightful day of developing ideas on how to further pave the way for diversity and inclusion! 🎉✨ Wonderful teams of volunteers came together to donate their time and skill for five lucky charities who focus on important values and goals within the charity sector, showcasing their ideas to four judges Cara French Matt Foster🇵🇭🇬🇧🏳️🌈 Sarah Duggan Joshua T. Thank you for inviting Hey Girls to be part of a 'Day to make a Difference' and a special shout out to the team of smart women we were lucky enough to be partnered with: Naomi Walters Kate Russell Michaela Glenn Sarah Kate Howarth

It's Self Care Day! Have you ever wondered how a little self-care can boost your team’s productivity? At Hey Girls, we know that comfort, reliability, and accessibility are so important to making sure everyone can stay on their A-game! Providing free period products in your workplace might sound small, but is a huge step towards this. We’re also on a mission to take care of our environment, with our sustainable disposables and zero waste reusable products, so that we can make a difference in every aspect! Team up with Hey Girls to provide products that are not just good for you and your team, but the environment too! 🌱🌎 What’s your go-to strategy for keeping everyone at their best? 🤔 Catch us at: b2b@heygirls.co.uk #PeriodProducts #InternationalSelfCareDay #EnvironmentalWellness

Right. ‘Toxic tampons’. Let’s talk about it. Please stay for this one. We (the team at Love Your Period) aren’t too happy. Mainly with other period organisations and trusted places people rely on. It’s hard to not have seen the news this week about ‘toxic tampons’ - arsenic, metals etc. Those headlines looked big, we clicked and skimmed over the articles, and then shared them further. We’ve had so many DMs, tags and comments asking us to share. We haven’t - we wanted to delve deeper first. And we are very glad we waited. Whilst we don’t want anything like this in our products, or any item for that matter, this was blown way out of proportion by multiple parties ending in scaremongering. The main concern for us here is just two months ago I was part of an article published UK wide with Julie Cornish Liz O’Riordan and Diane Danzebrink (written by Jenny Rees) where I touched upon the influencers in the women’s health space, as well as the marketing opportunities identifying these massive gaps in women’s health due to our lack of conversation and education. We are so uniformed about our bodies and periods that we are in a mess. There was such widespread panic and all people who trust US (period orgs) have been let down. We applaud those who have come forward and apologised, and urge that others set the record straight too. So if you see any ‘ultra clean’ tampons…remember this. Professionals (mainly period people in this case): do better. Be better. Safeguard your audience. Don’t jump on it for the social media reach - that is exactly what has happened here. Shared Love Your Period’s post below summing things up perfectly and explaining what is going on.

We're THRILLED to be partnering up with Haymarket Media Group! ✨ Our social and environmental goals are a beautiful match, with the partnership demonstrating Haymarket's commitment to Gender Equality, Quality Education and Climate Action! 🤝 Thank you for joining us in tackling period poverty in the UK Haymarket Media Group! We're so happy to support you in making your workplace #GoodForPeriods ❤️ Want to do the same for your workplace? Reach out b2b@heygirls.co.uk #SocialImpact #CSR #SocialEnterprise #GenderEquality #PeriodEquality

Which box are you ticking? 👀 If you're hesitating...the answer is, well, probably not yet. There's a straightforward step you can take to help eliminate the challenges menstruation poses in the workplace... ❗️provide your team with ethical and sustainable period products ❗️ Seems pretty easy, right? And it can actually have such a HUGE impact on your team - increasing productivity, employee satisfaction and enhancing well being. Paired with our Hey Girls education to get everyone on board with understanding periods, this unstoppable combo can help to open up change making conversations and smash your ESG goals. Find out for yourself and be the person to introduce this inclusive initiative. Drop us an email b2b@heygirls.co.uk #MenstrualEquity #WorkplaceWellness #SustainableBusiness #ESGgoals #InclusiveInitiative #PeriodEducation #SocialImpact

DANCE WORLD CUP 2024 🌍 It's such an incredible honour to have sponsored Centre Stage Performing Arts Academy, who represented Scotland at this year's DWC in Prague! 10,000 dancers from 54 countries performing on 3 stages over 10 days… CSPA you smashed it! Huge congratulations for so many Top 6 and Top 10 placings! We were over the moon to see this inspiring team fly our Hey Girls logo high, and raise awareness of our mission to tackle period poverty in the UK. ❤️ #Sponsorship #HeyGirls #PeriodsInSports #PeriodEducation #EndPeriodPoverty

Drum roll please... Our doors are officially OPEN! Hey Girls CIC Visit Programme is here. This is your ticket to learning about how social enterprise can help you make meaningful social impact, and smash your ESG goals. Meet the Hey Girls and My Period teams at our huge new Distribution Center in Diss, South Norfolk, just a short distance train journey from London (92 mins, direct train to be precise!) Drawing on over 5 years of experience in delivering social impact at grassroots level, we're now providing a greater range of services to support our partner organisations in achieving their sustainability ambitions. From period education collaborations, to supplying our award-winning product range and washroom dispensing units. We've got limited spots, so to get ahead in our collective journey to period equality - just drop us a message or catch us at visits@heygirls.co.uk to apply for your Visit. Can't wait to welcome you soon! #PeriodEquality #SocialEnterprise #ESGGoals #SustainableBusiness #HeyGirlsVisitProgramme #SEUK