Period Poverty

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-Donate to organizations that can reach this community.

-Educate yourself and others on period poverty and the things that impact it.

-Advocate for the repeal of the tampon tax, lower/ free menstrual products, and women's health education.

- Access related

-Affordability related

-Embarrassment and fear of embarrassment

-Culturally related alienatuion period exile

-Environmentally- lack of supplies and sanitary facilities

-Loneliness- a culmination of two or more all the other forms lac

a lack of access to menstrual products, hygiene facilities, waste management, and education

Michel, J., Mettler, A., Schönenberger, S., & Gunz, D. (2022, February 22). Period poverty: Why it should be everybody’s business: Published in Journal of Global Health Reports. Journal of Global Health Reports. https://www.joghr.org/article/32436-period-poverty-why-it-should-be-everybody-s-business

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-800 million people menstruate daily

-500 million people lack access to menstrual products and hygiene facilities

Michel, J., Mettler, A., Schönenberger, S., & Gunz, D. (2022, February 22). Period poverty: Why it should be everybody’s business: Published in Journal of Global Health Reports. Journal of Global Health Reports. https://www.joghr.org/article/32436-period-poverty-why-it-should-be-everybody-s-business