by Elise Joy | Advocacy, Education, On Campus, Policy / News
Since Fall 2024, New Jersey law has required all public schools to provide free menstrual products, tampons and pads, in student bathrooms for students in grades 6 through 12. The cost is fully reimbursed by the NJ Department of Education, meaning there is no net...
by GHGP | Advocacy, Policy / News, Reproductive Health
Period Stigma is On the Rise — A Bad Trend Despite efforts to normalize menstruation, shame may be deepening. In a recent Harris Poll survey of more than 1000 students from 13-19 years old, on behalf of Thinx/Period, 62% of teens now say society teaches people to be...
by GHGP | Advocacy, Policy / News, Reproductive Health
The Big Beautiful Bill (signed July 4, 2025) makes historic cuts to the SNAP program, removing $186 billion in nutrition funding over the next decade. While it doesn’t mention menstrual products, its impact on period poverty, food insecurity, and menstrual health...
by GHGP | Advocacy, Education, On Campus, Policy / News
Are pads and tampons easily accessible in your school? Period products should be located in student bathrooms, teachers should let students leave class without question, and period product drives may actually be hurting your efforts to create menstrual equity. Let’s...
by GHGP | Advocacy, Education, Policy / News, Reproductive Health
We’ve all been talking about this for years… girls seem to be getting their first periods earlier than their parents and grandparents. A new study in the JAMA Network Open highlights some trends and possible reasons for early menstruation. Among the...
by GHGP | Policy / News, Reproductive Health
Menstruation is a natural physiological process experienced by approximately half of the world’s population. Despite its universality, employers often overlook or do not understand the far-reaching implications of periods at work. Here is a look at some of the...
