Hi Seraphina, well done on this great article digging into a topic I hadn’t really considered. I had never noticed the choice of words and nuanced descriptions of the female vs male options. It’s everywhere isn’t it! Personally I prefer to wear just pyjamas and I encourage my young daughter to do the same. However for part of the month I have to wear pants too and I’ve chosen WUKA period pants. I don’t know what period products my daughter will eventually use but I suspect knickerless pyjama wearing will not be an option and I’d prefer her to look at washable, reusable options rather than disposables but it will be her choice. Given this, I don’t know why non-menstruating people would need knickers/pants under pyjamas hence I imagine that’s why there isn’t a version marketed to men/boys. I think retailers could think more carefully about the language they use in their marketing - as a marketer myself I can see how they are trying to appeal to a generic persona but I think think it could be more neutral.
Each month menstruating people will need to wear undies at night for at least some of the weeks. I chose washable ones btw as my period products. It's all new to me but Mama and I chose products that are better for our world and bodies. Love WUKA and I'm hoping they might advertise in Seraphina Speaks podcast!
Brands need to be more careful with their language. Would it be good to know why women wear undies under pj's all the month not just during their periods. I think so. 😊
Hi Seraphina, well done on this great article digging into a topic I hadn’t really considered. I had never noticed the choice of words and nuanced descriptions of the female vs male options. It’s everywhere isn’t it! Personally I prefer to wear just pyjamas and I encourage my young daughter to do the same. However for part of the month I have to wear pants too and I’ve chosen WUKA period pants. I don’t know what period products my daughter will eventually use but I suspect knickerless pyjama wearing will not be an option and I’d prefer her to look at washable, reusable options rather than disposables but it will be her choice. Given this, I don’t know why non-menstruating people would need knickers/pants under pyjamas hence I imagine that’s why there isn’t a version marketed to men/boys. I think retailers could think more carefully about the language they use in their marketing - as a marketer myself I can see how they are trying to appeal to a generic persona but I think think it could be more neutral.
Thank you for your great comment! That's a treat.
Each month menstruating people will need to wear undies at night for at least some of the weeks. I chose washable ones btw as my period products. It's all new to me but Mama and I chose products that are better for our world and bodies. Love WUKA and I'm hoping they might advertise in Seraphina Speaks podcast!
Brands need to be more careful with their language. Would it be good to know why women wear undies under pj's all the month not just during their periods. I think so. 😊