Virginia students are missing school over period products

Virginia students are missing school over period products

Based on a 2023 survey, did you know about 1 in 4 teenagers are unable to complete schoolwork because they lack necessary period products? Virginia law requires schools to offer necessary hygiene items like pads and tampons for free—but without state funding, many can’t. For the second year in a row, lawmakers left a proposed $250K grant out of the 2025 Virginia General Assembly budget, forcing students to rely on donations or go without. Until …

When we hear about menstrual poverty we never think it is a problem that affects Spain, but it sounds like something distant that has nothing to do with our reality.However, studies show the opposite: 2 out of 10 young people in our country between 16 and 25 years old have been absent from school due to lack of access to menstrual hygiene products.According to a September 2023 Metroscopic report for Evax, this figure is even more alarming in the…

Teen Talk: Periods, Menstrual Products and What’s Normal

It’s a hard time to be a teenage girl. From social media trends that reek of misinformation to idealized “standards” that are anything but normal, teens are bombarded with content about their changing bodies.