From Period Poverty to Economic Power
About this episode
Jess Sato discusses the implications of period poverty and its impact on education, public health, and economic power.
From Period Poverty to Economic Power: Why Menstrual Equity Matters Jess Sato introduces period poverty through the experience of a student lacking menstrual supplies and explains that it is not only a hygiene concern but also an education, public health, gender equity, and economic issue. She notes that an estimated 500 million women and girls globally lack adequate menstrual products, sanitation facilities, and menstrual health education, and that in the U.S. about 16.9 million peopl...
Topics covered
- period poverty
- menstrual equity
- gender equity
- public health
- economic empowerment
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