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What Is Period Poverty? We Talk With Period Equity Advocate Rakisha Kearns-White To Find Out
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If you've ever been caught without a pad or tampon and felt that flash of panic, you already understand a small piece of what millions of people navigate every single day: period poverty. In this episode, Heather and Lisa sit down with period equity advocate Rakisha Kearns-White, who has spent the past seven years working to end menstrual stigma and provide accurate sexual health information in public spaces. With 37% of U.S. adults and 25% of students reporting that they've struggled to afford menstrual products, the numbers are striking. And as wages stagnate, social safety nets erode, and the cost of living climbs, it's getting even harder for people to afford the products they need so that they can access employment, education, and get on with their lives. Rakisha breaks down what period poverty and menstrual equity actually mean, how her advocacy grew out of a single moment at her library branch, why period stigma makes everything harder, and how anyone — regardless of gender — can get involved. To help address period poverty, contact: • Rakisha Kearns-White at theperiodlibrarian@gmail.com [theperiodlibrarian@gmail.com] • Period, period.org [http://period.org/], a national organization with school and college chapters across the US that hosts period packing parties and advocacy events • Her Period Dignity, herperioddignity.co, [http://herperioddignity.co/] working to end period poverty and provide dignified access to menstrual products • Aunt Flow, goauntflow.com [http://goauntflow.com/], Columbus, Ohio-based organization fighting period poverty and stigma by providing free period products in schools and workplaces • Simply the Basics, simplythebasics.org [http://simplythebasics.org/], distributing menstrual products, diapers, and personal care items to people experiencing homelessness and low-income communities across the U.S. To help locally * Donate period products to your local food pantry, homeless shelter, or care box drives through scouting groups and religious organizations * Set up a free little pantry in your community stocked with menstrual products alongside other essentials * Sign petitions advocating for EBT/SNAP coverage of menstrual products Show Notes Period Poverty: Why Millions of Girls and Women Cannot Afford Their Periods, UN Women https://www.unwomen.org/en/articles/explainer/period-poverty-why-millions-of-girls-and-women-cannot-afford-their-periods [https://www.unwomen.org/en/articles/explainer/period-poverty-why-millions-of-girls-and-women-cannot-afford-their-periods] "Period Poverty Is On the Rise," findings from a study by Dignity Grows and the Period Poverty Institute of America https://dignitygrows.org/period-poverty-in-the-u-s-is-on-the-rise-worsening-education-and-economic-outcomes/ [https://dignitygrows.org/period-poverty-in-the-u-s-is-on-the-rise-worsening-education-and-economic-outcomes/] Women in the Workplace 2025, McKinsey https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/people-and-organizational-performance/our-insights/women-in-the-workplace [https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/people-and-organizational-performance/our-insights/women-in-the-workplace]
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