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title: If Men Could Menstruate - A Satire by Gloria Steinem
date: 1978-10-01T03:00:00-04:00
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[Health & Sexuality Info](/health-info)# If Men Could Menstruate - A Satire by Gloria Steinem

Gloria Steinem published this short, satirical essay in the October 1978 issue of Ms. Magazine.

In the piece, Steinem imagined a world where men were the menstruators and women were not. If only men got periods, she reasoned, menstruation would be celebrated -- a source of pride instead of shame. Men menstruating would become a sign of male superiority. That's how patriarchy works.

"The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Menstruation Studies" (Springer 2020, open access) is one of many books that have reprinted Steinem's biting essay since she first wrote it.

> The characteristics of the powerful, whatever they may be, are thought to be better than the characteristics of the powerless—and logic has nothing to do with it. What would happen, for instance, if suddenly, magically, men could menstruate and women could not? The answer is clear—menstruation would become an enviable, boast-worthy, masculine event.

[Read the full article ](https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-15-0614-7_28)

SOURCE: The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Menstruation Studies • AUTHOR: Gloria Steinem • LAST UPDATED: September 3, 2026

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[Stories & ConversationsWatch

## Having to Learn about PMS on My Own

XY addresses how she first learned about PMS and what she found in her own research. She discusses treatments she tried for her PMS and cramps.

![My Story: Having to Learn About PMS on My Own](data:image/png;base64,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)

XY addresses how she first learned about PMS and what she found in her own research. She discusses treatments she tried for her PMS and cramps.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/stories-conversations/my-story-having-to-learn-about-pms-on-my-own)

[ResourcesRead

## Exploring Neurodiversity through an Intersectional Lens

How does neurodiversity intersect with race, gender, sexuality and other identities, especially in the workplace?

![A Black woman wearing headphones sits on a computer in a dark room](data:image/png;base64,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)

How does neurodiversity intersect with race, gender, sexuality and other identities, especially in the workplace?](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/exploring-neurodiversity-through-an-intersectional-lens)