What is period poverty and why should we care about it?
eriod poverty, you’ve probably heard these two words over the last few years, but what exactly does it mean and why should we care about it? The relatively new term refers to the lack of access to both menstrual hygiene products and education, as well as sanitation facilities, including toilets, handwashing and waste management. Menstruation is experienced by half of the world’s population for a large part of their lives but despite this, there still remains widespread stigma surrounding the natural process, with millions of women, girls and transgender people experiencing it as a source of embarrassment and fear every month. In a world where everything seems to be advancing more rapidly than we can keep up with, we’re busy with our hectic lives and are part of
