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From Period Poverty to Economic Power
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- Purpose + Profit Podcast
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- Mar 17, 2026
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- 1035
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Summary
From Period Poverty to Economic Power: Why Menstrual Equity Matters Jess Sato introduces period poverty through the experience of a student lacking menstrual supplies and explains that it is not only a hygiene concern but also an education, public health, gender equity, and economic issue. She notes that an estimated 500 million women and girls globally lack adequate menstrual products, sanitation facilities, and menstrual health education, and that in the U.S. about 16.9 million peopl...