Period Education

The Cost of a Period

The Costs Add Up

A period can last 3-7 days and occurs montly for decades of a person's life.

Research estimates that mentstral products and costs thousands of dollars over a lifetime.

People may:

When people have access to menstrual products, they are better able to:

In Dane County, thousands of residents rely on food pantries and community assistance programs each year.

Period Products Pantry helps ensure menstrual products are available wherever people access other essential resources.

Students are especially impacted.

Many students report missing class time or feeling distracted when they do not have access to period products at school.

Providing free products helps remove barriers to education and creates a more equitable learning environment.

Visit our Partner, Period.Org's Education page for their Stigma Busting Curriculum!

Stigma Busting Curriculum - Period.org

Approximately 50% of the population menstruates
Period Poverty, defined as “insufficient access to menstrual products, education, and sanitation facilities,” has been linked to negative impacts on education and psychosocial outcomes. It is a Nationwide Issue
Period Poverty forces people to use unsafe, unsanitary products during their period
24% of menstruating teens struggled to afford period products
Food Stamps, WIC, and SNAP benefits do not cover the cost of period products
The average cost per month for period products is $13.25 (almost 2x the federal minimum wage)** period.org
38% of low-income women report missing work, school or similar events due to lack of access to period products.
An overwhelming 88% of women agree that period products are a basic necessity

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