I get pretty passionate in this one, you guys. I get fired up about things like this. We're talking about periods and all kinds of things that are connected to them: period pain, period poverty, legislation that is anti-period?? Yep, we talk about all of those things.

SOURCES:

  • https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/10132-menstrual-cycle Cleveland Clinic: Menstrual Cycle
  • https://www.sciencealert.com/period-pain-is-probably-causing-days-of-lost-productivity-each-year Science Alert: Period Pain Statistics
  • https://yougov.co.uk/topics/society/articles-reports/2022/09/30/period-pain-and-work-many-women-have-never-taken-t YouGov: Period Pain and Menstrual Leave
  • https://theconversation.com/endometriosis-three-reasons-care-still-hasnt-improved-157457 The Conversation: Endometriosis
  • https://www.joghr.org/article/32436-period-poverty-why-it-should-be-everybody-s-business Journal of Global Health Reports: Period Poverty
  • https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/03/19/florida-republican-bill-girls-periods-school/11504099002/ USA Today: Florida GOP bill

PERIOD POVERTY PROJECTS:

  • https://periodlittlerock.wixsite.com/arperiodproject Arkansas Period Poverty Project
  • https://www.theperiodpovertyproject.org The Period Poverty Project (based in San Diego, CA)
  • https://www.daysforgirls.org Days for Girls
  • https://period.org Period: The Menstrual Movement

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