Who will take part, and how?

To understand the experiences of these menstrual tracking app users in Aotearoa New Zealand, we will conduct participatory research with users from three life-stage cohorts:

WE ARE ESPECIALLY INTERESTED IN TALKING TO THOSE WHO ARE MOST OFTEN LEFT OUT OF RESEARCH, INCLUDING: 

- Women of colour

- Disabled users 

- People with chronic illnesses  

- Trans people and sexually or gender diverse people /takatāpui  

- Ethnic minorities   

- Indigenous women/wāhine Māori     

- People who have experienced weight stigma, have larger bodies, or who self-identify as fat

- Those using the apps for reasons outside of fertility

- Those involved in related political activism e.g., feminists, period action

* in recognition of mātauranga māori framing of menstruation as tapu and women’s role as whare tāngata.

Please note, Māori only groups will be facilitated in 2024.