Webinar | About Bloody Time: Let’s Talk Menstrual Health
On Wednesday 18 February 2026, the Victorian Women’s Trust proudly presented a webinar on About Bloody Time: The Menstrual Revolution We Have To Have to celebrate the release of the updated second edition of this classic period resource.
About the book:
First published in 2019, ABOUT BLOODY TIME makes the case for menstrual revolution as an essential key to unlocking gender equality. Thousands of women and girls shared their experience of menstruation and menopause. The results were clear. Shame. Stigma. Humiliation. Disgust. Negative attitudes are pervasive, entrenched, and harmful. In this second edition with an updated call to action, About Bloody Time digs deep into the menstrual taboo: where it exists, how it came to be and why it’s so resilient. Our culture asks women and girls to view their bodies through a prism of negativity and fear. We want to change that. Co-authors Jane Bennett and Karen Pickering produced this much-needed and celebratory book with the support of the Victorian Women’s Trust.
In this discussion, hear Jane Bennett (author and educator) in conversation with Hannah Bambra (journalist and advocate) on menstrual health, resistance, self education and advocacy.
About Bloody Time: The Menstrual Revolution We Have To Have is available now. Published by the Victorian Women’s Trust.
Further Resources
Books
- Period Repair Manual, Lara Briden: https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781760780975/
Government Inquiries
- Victorian Inquiry into Women’s Pain: https://www.health.vic.gov.au/inquiry-into-womens-pain
- Senate inquiry into Menopause: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Menopause/Report
Education and Workplace Resources
- Menstrual Education Course: https://chalice-foundation.teachable.com/p/foundations-of-menstrual-education
- Ourselves at Work: http://vwt.org.au/projects/ourselves-at-work/
Media
- Young women sparkies in Tasmania are agitating in their space: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-17/tradies-created-go-company-to-help-accessabilit
- Menstrual cycle important indicator of overall health: https://theconversation.com/menstrual-cycle-is-a-vital-sign-and-important-indicator-of-overall-health-2-reproductive-health-experts-explain-229883
- Can you trust your cycle tracking app? https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2024/10/02/can-you-trust-your-period-tracking-app-.html