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Period-tracking apps are not for women

22 mins | Jul 11, 2022
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The golden age of menstrual surveillance is great for men, marketers, and medical companies. Period-tracking apps are not designed for people who menstruate. Instead, they're designed for marketers, men, and medical companies. In this piece from 2018, Kaitlyn Tiffany reveals that many businesses in this industry profit off women's bodies, pain, and insecurities and disguise it as empowerment via some data and an app.

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