by Staci Zemlak-Kenter | Advocacy, Behind the Scenes, Reproductive Health
When I asked Elise Joy how I could help Girls Helping Girls Period, I expected her to hand me a simple task. Instead, we laughed our way through a zoom meeting focused on finding a project meaningful to me, and also those I wanted to serve. The result was my assigning...
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, 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 Elise Joy | Education, On Campus, Reproductive Health
I don’t have any traumatic memories of going to the school nurse when I was in middle or high school, having to ask for a pad because I had gotten my period unexpectedly, or had forgotten what I needed at home. It’s not that I never went to the nurse; I just never...
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...
