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Wen. Wen is the Women’s Environmental Network. We are an environmental charity working on issues that connect women, health, equity and environmental justice.

We take an intersectional feminist approach to tackling the climate and nature emergencies.

Period products are used internally, repeatedly, and over decades - yet they are still not specifically regulated. 🩸Wen,...
04/02/2026

Period products are used internally, repeatedly, and over decades - yet they are still not specifically regulated. 🩸

Wen, with Consultants in Obstetrics and Gynaecology - Dr Karen Joash and Dr Leila Frodsham and spokesperson for , are calling for proper regulation of period products in the UK.

There is growing evidence linking period products to exposure to toxic chemicals, including pesticides, heavy metals and PFAS. This is a public health issue.

With the Women’s Health Strategy under review, we need clinicians to stand with us. 🩸

👓Read the letter and blog and share
✍️ Are you a clinician? - please sign
🔗 Link in bio

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🚨 We’re heading to Downing Street tomorrow, 5th Nov!Our petition, with over 78,000 signatures, calls for specific regu...
04/11/2025

🚨 We’re heading to Downing Street tomorrow, 5th Nov!

Our petition, with over 78,000 signatures, calls for specific regulation of period products - no one should be exposed to toxic chemicals, heavy metals through using period products.

💪 Together, we’re demanding safe period products for all.

✍️ Last chance to sign before we hand it in - https://action.eko.org/a/toxic-period-products

Follow our posts on stories tomorrow.

What a day in Parliament! Yesterday, Wen took our campaign for toxic free period products right to the heart of governme...
23/10/2025

What a day in Parliament! Yesterday, Wen took our campaign for toxic free period products right to the heart of government. We started at the House of Lords and ended at Defra, calling for regulation to make all period products safe.

Hosted by Baroness Natalie Bennett, we heard from an incredible line up of women – scientists, campaigners and health experts – who made it clear why the UK urgently needs action on toxic chemicals in period products.

“It’s a health crisis, not just a reproductive crisis, with these toxic chemicals affecting every single system in a woman’s body.” – Karen Joash
“We need constant pressure, independent research and funding.” – Susie Hewson
“We’ve got a window of opportunity with this government.” – Josie Cohen, PAN UK
“There is some will to act on the regulation of period products.” – Baroness Natalie Bennett

After the event, we took our placards and petition to Defra, now signed by more than 76,000 people.

The energy, passion and solidarity in the room, and on the streets, were electric. There was a shared commitment to keep collaborating and pushing forward until period products are safe for everyone.

On 5 November, we will be taking the petition to Downing Street to make sure this message reaches the very top. If you haven’t already, add your voice and help us keep up the momentum for safe, toxic free period products.

Read the full blog and sign the petition: https://www.wen.org.uk/2025/10/23/we-took-our-petition-to-parliament-and-the-energy-was-electric/

Over 76,000 voices calling for action.Today, Wen and some amazing organisations delivered the to DEFRA, urging t...
22/10/2025

Over 76,000 voices calling for action.
Today, Wen and some amazing organisations delivered the to DEFRA, urging the UK government to regulate toxic chemicals in period products.

The message from our coalition and the public is clear - it’s time for stronger regulation and a commitment to protect the health of women, girls and everyone who menstruates.

With over 76,000 signatures, we’ve shown that the public demands change.

Now it’s over to the government to act.
Find out more and add your voice: - link in bio 🔗

It’s a big day! Today, we’re in Parliament putting period product safety firmly on the government’s agenda. Our event at...
22/10/2025

It’s a big day! Today, we’re in Parliament putting period product safety firmly on the government’s agenda.

Our event at the House of Lords, with Baroness Natalie Bennett, asks the question: Have we reached the tipping point for toxic period products?

With our expert panel including Susie Hewson MBE (Founder, Natracare), Dr Karen Joash (Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology), Kathrin Schilling (Assistant Professor), and Josie Cohen (Pesticide Action Network UK), chaired by Helen Lynn from Wen - we’ll explore the evidence and call for urgent regulation to make all period products safe.

We’re also delivering our petition to DEFRA, demanding regulation to keep people safe from toxic chemicals in period products. With well over 50,000 signatures we can’t be ignored.

For 35 years we’ve been building the evidence, bringing organisations together and pushing for political action. We’re now at a tipping point - with enough public pressure we can end toxic period products for good. This is the UK government’s chance to lead the world on period product safety and finally put the safety of women, girls and people who menstruate first.

Follow our updates and add your voice: https://www.wen.org.uk/toxicfreeperiodspetition/ Link in bio 🔗

We’ve reached a tipping point on toxic chemicals in period products - change can’t wait any longer.For decades, Wen has ...
20/10/2025

We’ve reached a tipping point on toxic chemicals in period products - change can’t wait any longer.

For decades, Wen has warned that the products millions rely on each month may not be safe.

The evidence is now overwhelming - pesticides, heavy metals, and ‘forever chemicals’ are showing up in tampons, pads and period pants.

Yet the UK still has no specific regulation to protect women, girls and people who menstruate.🩸

We are at the tipping point.

Join the movement. Demand .

Sign the petition today before we take it to Westminster.

Link in bio.🔗



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🩸 2025 is just around the corner!It’s our global week of action to call for an end to toxic chemicals in period produc...
07/10/2025

🩸 2025 is just around the corner!
It’s our global week of action to call for an end to toxic chemicals in period products and demand safer, more sustainable options for everyone.
💪 Together, our voices are powerful.

Find out how to get involved and download the campaign toolkit 👉 wen.org.uk/environmenstrualweek
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We had a great weekend at the Conference, connecting with inspiring voices and sharing our vision for a Green, Caring ...
06/10/2025

We had a great weekend at the Conference, connecting with inspiring voices and sharing our vision for a Green, Caring Economy with and 💚
 
It’s encouraging to see how strongly the message came through at the conference: climate justice and social justice are one and the same.
 
Together, we can build a green, caring economy where people and planet thrive!
 
Now we need all hands on deck to make it happen ✊
 
🩸 Want to help? Sign our petition to get toxic chemicals out of period products and spread the word! Link in bio.

Momentum is building. Our petition with partners and .movement already has 32,000+ signatures to get toxic chemicals ou...
02/10/2025

Momentum is building. Our petition with partners and .movement already has 32,000+ signatures to get toxic chemicals out of period products.

For 35 years, we have led the fight for safe, sustainable and affordable period products. It’s encouraging that period product producers are speaking out too - showing how urgent the need for regulation has become. This month, during Environmenstrual Week of Action, we will hand the petition to Government. The more support we gather now, the stronger the case.

Sign the petition today: https://www.wen.org.uk/toxicfreeperiodspetition/
Spread the word:

It’s time for a Menstrual Health, Sustainability and Dignity Act to guarantee regulation, provision, education and sustainability.

Today is the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste. Wen’s Shazna Hussain, a community researcher with ou...
29/09/2025

Today is the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste.

Wen’s Shazna Hussain, a community researcher with our Food Lives programme in Tower Hamlets, reflects on what she has learned from listening to residents, shopkeepers, and stallholders about food, waste, and access.

From women balancing cooking on tight budgets, to local co-operatives helping families buy just the right amount of fresh produce without packaging - the research shows the creativity in communities when it comes to food.

Shazna shares what needs to change so that everyone can access affordable, healthy, culturally appropriate food, without waste.

Read her full reflection via the link in our bio.

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