Stopping the Stigma PERIOD.

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Lauren M.

Summary

An abundance of stigma surrounds menstruation today, which prompted the project, Stopping the Stigma PERIOD. Although many laws have been passed to enforce menstruation education, they are not enforced in all schools, causing a lack of menstrual education amongst students. The first phase of the project works to close this gap in the Bay Area; an educational infographic flier will be hung in bathrooms and on walls around a Bay Area school’s campus to inform people about Period Poverty and the Tampon Tax and how to help solve them. The second phase of the project involves the spreading of an Amazon Wishlist, which includes menstruation essentials for community members to purchase. An event with the Youth Community Service Club at a Bay Area high school will be hosted to assemble kits using the purchased materials from the community, which will be donated to a local non-profit homelessness organization. Another gap is that many public restrooms have period products, but the question of what underprivileged menstruators do to access products in their homes remains a mystery; this part alleviates the gap as it will allow the community an opportunity to engage in social justice and help those struggling to access these products.