DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – The 7th annual Shop for Dignity Arts and Craft Fair in Xenia will support local nonprofits in the fight against period poverty. Period poverty is when a person can not access ...
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." School is in session and let’s dive right in with a quick lesson: What is period poverty? The phrase, ...
Period poverty is an issue that affects millions of people across the globe, according to UN Women. In the United States, "1 in 4 teens and 1 in 3 adults struggle to afford period products, especially ...
When a well-read, analytical, and endlessly curious friend recently confessed ignorance to what period poverty is, I became aware of how widespread it is for this problem to be overlooked. You see, my ...
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – They are colorful, hand-painted boxes that are popping up in communities in New Mexico. To some, they may resemble a newspaper box or a little free library; however, what’s ...
Third-year UI student Pandey, founder of 501(3)(c) nonprofit Love for Red, works to fight period poverty across the state of Iowa through service, advocacy, and awareness. Maanya Pandey grew up ...
In a conversation with a young patient about her period during an exam, the 14-year-old revealed that it was often difficult to manage her period due to a lack of access to tampons and pads. She told ...
The cost of menstrual products remains a little-discussed form of inequality, even though it affects large numbers of women and girls in wealthy Western European countries as well as in the Balkans.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — On today’s episode of CT BUZZ, Host Natasha Lubczenko sat down with Rebecca Carroll, the Flagship Operations Associate at Dignity Grows, to discuss the nonprofit’s mission to ...
In 2025, Kenya prides itself as a progressive society striving toward gender equality and youth empowerment. However, beneath this progress lies a harsh reality - period poverty and child marriage ...