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Understanding the barriers to menstrual care.
Period poverty includes difficulty accessing menstrual products and the stigma that can make it harder to seek support.
Care.Choice.Dignity.
The issue
Access affects everyday life.
When people cannot get the products they need, managing a period at school or work becomes harder.
Pads for Peers responds with school-based product access and educational resources that support more informed, open conversation.
Why our approach mattersFurther reading
Resources on period poverty.
External sources listed on the original Pads for Peers resource page.
01 ResourceUN Women — Period Poverty: Why Millions Cannot Afford Their Periods02 ResourceNCBI — Research on Period Poverty03 ResourceJOGHR — Period Poverty: Why It Should Be Everybody’s Business04 ResourceMedical News Today — Period Poverty Statistics05 ResourceNCBI — Menstrual Hygiene Management Study06 ResourceAMWA — Period Poverty
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