Kay StandingDr. Kay Standing (she/her) is Professor in Gender Studies at Liverpool John Moores University, UK. She is an intersectional feminist with research interests in gender based violence and menstruation in the UK and Nepal. Current research includes the ritish Academy/GCRF funded project ′Dignity Without Danger′: Collaboratively analyzing stigma and taboos to develop innovative strategies to address menstrual exclusion in Nepal. Other recent research includes evaluating the provision of menstrual products at football clubs, a BA/Leverhulme small grant on re-usable menstrual products in Nepal, a Hefce funded project looking at sexual violence in HEIs and the Tender Acting to End Abuse project using art and drama in schools to explore healthy relationships. She was an expert advisor for Plan International UK and the Government Equalities Office/Department for Education Period Poverty Taskforce (research stream) on period poverty. Kay is a founding member of the UK′s Menstruation Research Network and a member of the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research.
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