Causes of PP
What is one major risk factor for experiencing period poverty?
What is poverty?
Who can experience period poverty?
What is anyone who menstruates?
What basic need may people have to go without when they cannot afford period products?
What are menstrual products?
Approximately how many people worldwide menstruate each month?
What is 800 million people?
What can schools install in bathrooms so students can access period products when needed?
What are free menstrual product dispensers?
Why might people in rural areas have difficulty obtaining menstrual products (even if they can afford them)?
What is limited access to nearby stores and transportation?
What group may miss school because they cannot afford menstrual products?
Who are students from low-income families?
What is one mental health effect of period poverty?
What is anxiety?
What is lowered self-esteem?
Approximately how many people worldwide experience period poverty?
What is 500 million people?
What Binghamton University organization provides menstrual care kits to students living on and off campus?
B-Healthy
What type of tax has historically made period products more expensive in some places?
What is the “tampon tax”?
What population may lack reliable access to menstrual products due to unstable living conditions?
Who are people experiencing homelessness?
What important daily activity might someone miss because they don’t have access to period products?
What is school?
What percentage of schools worldwide have bins for menstrual waste in girls’ toilets?
What is 31%?
What can lawmakers do to make period products more affordable for everyone?
What are removing taxes on menstrual products and funding free supplies?
What broader economic problem can make it harder for people to afford menstrual products?
What is income inequality?
Which group may face additional barriers to menstrual products because of displacement?
Who are refugees and displaced people?
What infections can poor menstrual hygiene increase the risk of?
What are urinary tract infections/reproductive tract infections?
What percentage of schools worldwide do not provide menstrual health education?
Which local organization does our period-product drive support?
A New Hope Center
What is the term for the lack of adequate toilets, clean water, and sanitation facilities that prevents people from safely managing menstruation?
What is inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure?
What group may face barriers to accessing menstrual products because of restricted supplies and limited privacy?
What is incarcerated people?
What rare but life-threatening illness can be linked to prolonged use of certain tampons?
What is toxic shock syndrome?
In the United States, approximately how many states tax menstrual products as of 2024?
What is 21 states?
What type of policy requires schools or public buildings to provide free menstrual products?
What is a menstrual equity policy?