Fight to end period poverty on college campuses

By Bridget Killian

Tandem Mission, 2021

Many people in the US do not have affordable access to menstrual hygiene products

People all across the US experience period poverty from students to low-income women and girls to transgender and non-binary individuals. Period poverty refers to inequity related to menstruation.

As of 2019, 35 states categorize pads and tampons as luxury goods and impose a sales tax on top of their already high price. In those same states, items such as groceries and some medications are tax-exempt under the guise of being non-negotiable items.

Menstruation is something people experience on average 5-7 days every month for several years of their life. Tampons and pads are just as a necessity as those tax-exempt items...continue reading