Sign our National Petition to End Period Poverty

America

It’s 2020, and yet many US States still have a sales tax on period products considering them non-essential items. 1 in 4 women struggle to afford period products due to a lack of income. In the first city-wide study on period poverty, it was found that 46% of low-income women had to choose between a meal and period products. Because of the period stigma that makes menstruation a taboo topic, we don’t often think about what it’s like for a homeless or low-income menstruator to get their period and don’t have open conversations about period health or solutions to period poverty.

THE MENSTRUAL MOVEMENT MANIFESTO:


We believe that it is a matter of human rights to be able to discover and reach your full potential, regardless of a natural need – and what could be more natural than menstruation? Simply put -- MENSTRUAL HYGIENE IS A RIGHT, NOT A PRIVILEGE.


We are the Menstrual Movement -- fighting for equitable access to menstrual hygiene, and breaking down the stigma surrounding periods. This fight is on ALL OF US, and we must TAKE ACTION NOW. Unlike most poverty-related issues, this one is solvable. Along with destigmatizing periods, we are calling for:

1. Clean and healthy period products to be freely accessible in schools, shelters, and prisons
2. Eliminate the “tampon tax” - exempt period products from the sales tax
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To: America
From: [Your Name]

THE MENSTRUAL MOVEMENT MANIFESTO:

We believe that it is a matter of human rights to be able to discover and reach your full potential, regardless of a natural need – and what could be more natural then menstruation? Simply put -- MENSTRUAL HYGIENE IS A RIGHT, NOT A PRIVILEGE.

We are the Menstrual Movement -- fighting for equitable access to menstrual hygiene, and breaking down the stigma surrounding periods. This fight is on ALL OF US, and we must TAKE ACTION NOW. Unlike most poverty-related issues, this one is solvable. Along with destigmatizing periods, we are calling for:

1. Clean and healthy period products to be freely accessible in schools, shelters, and prisons
2. Eliminate the “tampon tax” - exempt period products from the sales tax

We demand that these measures be taken in order to build a more equal society that respects and views menstruators with dignity and respect. Join us, and demand equality for all menstruators across the country.