by GHGP | Jan 25, 2022 | Behind the Scenes, Policy / News, Reproductive Health
Before Girls Helping Girls. Period. was even an official non-profit, its founders (Emma and Quinn, at about ages 12 and 15) were talking to adults about the importance of supporting those who struggle to pay for menstrual products and the need for pads and tampons in...
by GHGP | Oct 19, 2021 | Behind the Scenes
It’s been half a decade since GHGP has called itself an official non-profit organization. And actually, it’s really hard to put that number into perspective. Most days, we feel like we’ve been talking forever about period poverty, the tampon tax, and the absurdity...
by GHGP | Oct 5, 2021 | On Campus
Ok, class. It’s the beginning of October. Enough goofing off, time for a math lesson. The vast majority of schools (middle, high, and college) do not provide free menstrual products to students in the bathrooms (where they are needed). At best, those schools have an...
by GHGP | Sep 9, 2021 | On Campus, Reproductive Health
Thousands of students would miss school this year due to an issue that is solvable if we all took just a few simple, effective, and fairly inexpensive steps. (Not talking about masks, but those are needed, too!) Here are four things you should know about period...
by GHGP | Aug 31, 2021 | Policy / News, Reproductive Health
Let’s take a trip down the road to Menstrual Equity, shall we? The destination features equal access to needed period products and education, but the journey will be a bumpy one, so hang on. Just ten years ago, the landscape looked a lot different with...
