The Global Period Project

Global Period = Girl Power

2008-12-08T13:04:00.001-08:00

Let’s say that we manage to synchronize the menstrual periods of millions of women from all around the world.
What do we want to achieve with this experiment?
What a question.
Why are you happy if your national team wins, let’s say, the soccer world cup?
What’s in it for you?
Why do you enjoy attending a concert with thousands of people when you could just rent the DVD and watch it in the comfort of your home?
Why do you go to a nightclub to dance with dozens of sweaty strangers when you could just do it in your living room?
Because sharing is important.
More than important, it is critical, instinctive, healthy.
It is in our very nature.
We are a gregarious species and we just need company.
When it comes to sharing, the more the merrier.
There’s power in numbers.
So, what if we end up synchronizing women from all over the planet?
Apart from the emotional support, we think that we will make a bold statement to governments and corporations.
You know, these guys need us much more than we need them.
They need our attention and our approval.
They would give and arm and a leg to be able to engage us in a conversation.
Women are half the population on the planet, for one thing.
We can change laws, views and prejudice.
We can get freebies and perks.
Who knows.
Let's start a mutually beneficial conversation of equals.
It will definitely be a win win situation.

Share the health.

2008-12-08T13:00:00.000-08:00

For ages, menstrual periods were considered some sort of curse, an unspeakable taboo.
Not anymore.
Let’s look for the positive side.
You know what they say, if it rains lemons, get out the juice maker.
Periods are just a fact of life.
Let’s put them to good use.
For one thing, periods are a sign of femininity.
A regular period means health.
If your periods make you miserable, you can relieve the burden by sharing your experience with peers that know and understand what you are going through.
That’s what the Global Period Project is all about.
Sharing.
Enjoying the company of others like you, wherever they are.
Exchanging experiences, stories, advice and tips with women from your very own neigborhood.
Or from countries and cultures on the other side of the planet.
Taking advantage of the power of our nature.
After all, Nature is female.

Do periods really love company?

2008-10-30T08:06:00.000-07:00

Welcome to The Global Period Project's Blog.

Join us in the most ambitious gender experiment ever attempted. Millions of women around the world synchronizing our menstrual periods.

Women that connect emotionally and share a physical space for a certain amount of time tend to menstruate simultaneously.
It is called “the McClintock effect” or “the dormitory effect”.
Can we replicate this globally?
Thanks to the internet, we can try.
All we need is for a few million women around the world to join us!
The goal? Who knows.
It’s just an experiment with no practical application. Yet.
Ideas are welcome.
Here's one: demanding governments around the world to grant women a five-day-long weekend every 28 days.
You are invited.
Let's be all part of something big.