Our Values
Support Period believes that access to menstrual hygiene products is a basic human right. We are here to support all menstruators, regardless of who you are, where you are from, or who you love. Period.
Our Mission
Our mission is to destigmatize menstruation through education and awareness and to provide free period products to those experiencing period poverty.
WHAT IS PERIOD POVERTY?
Period poverty is difficulty managing menstrual health due to lack of access to menstrual hygiene products.*
WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO
An estimated two-thirds of the 16.9 million menstruating women living in poverty in the U.S. cannot afford their menstrual hygiene products.**
Promoting Menstrual Equity
Menstrual equity is a basic human right
Menstrual equity improves overall health
Menstrual equity reduces work and school absenteeism
References
*Michel, J., Mettler, A., Schönenberger, S. & Gunz, D. (2022, February 22). Period poverty: why it should be everybody’s business. Journal of Global Health Reports, 6. https://doi.org/10.29392/001c.32436.
**Sacca, L., Markham, C. M., Gupta, J., Peskin, M. (2023). Editorial: Period poverty. Frontiers in reproductive health 5, 1140981. https://doi.org/10.3389/frph.2023.114098.
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