PERIOD. INC.:
EDUCATION TO COMBAT PERIOD POVERTY
USA | STATUS: CURRENT
Without period products, there is no equal participation in society. Because people who can’t access or afford menstrual products may stay away from school or work or be unable to fully participate in life’s activities.
PERIOD. aims to defeat “period poverty” through service, education and advocacy throughout the USA and their chapters around the world. At government level, the activists campaign for the abolition of taxes on period products. The organization also educates young people about menstrual health, and distributes free menstrual products to those in need.
PERIOD. was founded in 2014 by two students and has since become one of the largest US organizations in the field of menstrual equity and education.
Left: In 2023 alone, PERIOD. distributed over 23,000 reusable period products.
PERIOD. INC.:
EDUCATION TO COMBAT PERIOD POVERTY
USA | STATUS: CURRENT
Without period products, there is no equal participation in society. Because people who can’t access or afford menstrual products may stay away from school or work or be unable to fully participate in life’s activities.
PERIOD. aims to defeat “period poverty” through service, education and advocacy throughout the USA and their chapters around the world. At government level, the activists campaign for the abolition of taxes on period products. The organization also educates young people about menstrual health, and distributes free menstrual products to those in need.
PERIOD. was founded in 2014 by two students and has since become one of the largest US organizations in the field of menstrual equity and education.
Left: In 2023 alone, PERIOD. distributed over 23,000 reusable period products.
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