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The road to the period revolution is lined with pads. And tampons. When theyre available, that is.

Having a job and having a period are two realities for many people, and the experiences come with trials and tribulations especially when they happen at the same time.

Theres the feeling of walking to a bathroom with a tampon hidden in your sleeve, the nightmarish process of crumpling up a wad of toilet paper to use as makeshift protection in a pinch and the agony of dealing with cramps in a workplace that lacks empathy.

In an effort to facilitate an open and honest conversation about the state of having a period at work looks like today, HuffPost heard dozens of stories from women some heartbreaking, some hilarious that make it apparent that, despite some instances of accessibility and openness about menstruation, there is still a long way to go.