In a warehouse outside of Chicago, Ida Melbye and a member of her team sort through hundreds of donations of products that not many people like to talk about. abc15
In a warehouse outside of Chicago, Ida Melbye and a member of her team sort through hundreds of donations of products that not many people like to talk about.
What is period poverty exactly? According to a 2021 survey from U By Kotex, two in five women struggle to buy period products, and this can lead to using substitute products, like socks, stretching products past when they're no longer safe or hygienic to use them, and missing school or work.According to the National Organization for Women, the average person who has their period spends $20 per month on supplies.
Right now there are 128 pieces of active menstrual equity legislation pending across the country, many of which, especially when it comes to repealing taxes on period products, are in conservative states."We're definitely seeing that there is a more awareness about supporting women and families right now," she said.
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