Tag: Kotex

Kotex and South African Pop Star Create ‘She Can Anthem’ to Challenge Period Misconceptions

Stuart Mitchell

To help break down stereotypes and misconceptions about periods, Kimberly-Clark’s Kotex® brand partnered with South Africa’s well-known music artist and megastar Boity Thulo to invite South Africans to submit lyrics addressing period stigma to write the ‘She Can Anthem.’ With more than 500 lines of lyrics submitted by both women and men, the ‘She Can Anthem’ recently hit the #19 spot on South Africa’s music charts. “We are changing the tune about periods and getting women to celebrate their periods. They are a symbol of our strength and our power,” said Boity.…

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Kimberly-Clark Mentors Collaborate With Female Entrepreneurs to Create Shared Value in the Sanitation Economy

Stuart Mitchell

Sylvia Nyaga – an engineer and social innovator – is the founder of Syna Consultancy, which is a start-up that aims to provide the physically disabled and the elderly in Kenya with safe, dignified and sustainable sanitation facilities through the production of accessible portable toilets. Her company faces many manufacturing challenges, and Nyaga is excited to gain valuable insights from her Kimberly-Clark mentors through the Women in the Sanitation Economy Innovation Lab. “The Innovation Lab offers an incredible opportunity to interact with talented professionals who have great experience,” said Nyaga. “I look forward to receiving…

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Mindshare And U by Kotex® Take A Stand To Support Black Voices And Journalism

Stuart Mitchell

Seventy-three percent of Americans support the Black Lives Matter movement.1 Yet stories about the BLM movement, the murder of George Floyd, and the everyday experiences of Black people are regularly (even if unintentionally) being censored in the media. How? Advertisers use keyword exclusion lists to ensure that their brands don’t appear alongside content that doesn’t align with their values, or show up alongside stories where an ad may seem out of place. But this has unintentionally led to a lack of financial support for hard news and critical stories, despite…

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Kotex Brand Marks 100th Anniversary with Global She Can Initiative to Fast Forward Women’s Progress

Stuart Mitchell

The global COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the strength of women around the world who are leading the response as doctors, nurses, scientists, engineers, farmers, public servants, volunteers and in many other essential roles. At the same time, the job loss resulting from pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on women and has left more than 743 million girls in 185 countries out of school. In response, Kimberly-Clark and its Kotex brand are engaging consumers, communities and employees in a global effort, the Kotex She Can Initiative, to fight stigma within society, ensure…

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Kotex #SHECAN Fund Turns Ambition into Action

Stuart Mitchell

Aina Anirah, a Malaysian college student, has been able to pursue her dream she never thought possible because of the Malaysian Kotex #SHECAN Fund. Through the Kotex Malaysia website, the #SHECAN fund invited women to submit an online application with details about their passion and awarded winners with funding to turn their ambition into action. The money that Aina received is allowing her to pursue her dream of being a dancer, a brass ring that, for lack of money, would have been eternally out of her reach.  The Kotex #SHECAN fund…

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