Women and girls across the United Kingdom face abuse and inequality each day.

To be honest I am black, but I had never heard the term micro-aggression until the BLM – Black Lives Matter movement burst onto the scene again, during the horrendous killing of George Floyd in America.

Last month, we wrote about period poverty and menstrual health focusing on the current situation in the UK. Similar research projects were completed in North Macedonia and Croatia where, especially between the female population, the poverty gap huge.

Certain words provoke cold sweat, chest tightening or eyes-rolling. Some terms almost guarantee a reaction.