From asylum seekers to schoolgirls, 10% of females in the UK will experience period poverty in their lifetime. The new social start-up, Hey Girls is looking to smash the taboo and provide sanitary pads to those in need, but for how much longer will this figure remain so shockingly high?

The US-based body care brand, Billie, has released the first ad for razors that depicts women shaving real body hair. By tackling the taboo topic head on, the ad fights against something women are often shamed for and brings a more rounded representation of women into advertising.

Feminine hygiene brands have become increasingly forthright in their portrayals of periods in the media. Swedish company Libresse is continuing on this theme with an ad that scrolls through a range of menstrual experiences rather than pushing a one-size-fits-all image.

Frustrated by their rising personal debt, ‘spending fasters’ are looking to regain control of their finances by cutting all non-essential purchases for up to a year. How do the women who take this challenge cope without life’s little luxuries? And is this method of saving effective in the long-run?