“No Barriers, Period” is our newest advocacy project which will begin in January 2025. We will be approaching public places, ie. Museums, libraries, restaurants, health offices, gas stations, hair dressers, gyms, schools, or literally anywhere the public may use the public facilities, to encourage them to place free menstrual supplies in their washrooms. These are as essential as toilet paper. A handout with pertinent information will be left with proprietors to explain the benefits. We will provide updates as the project moves along. Because our club has members from across Canada this will have nationwide coverage.
About Period Poverty
Period poverty is the inability to access menstrual products, largely because of financial limitations. Public awareness about period poverty has ignited a worldwide movement calling for free and accessible pads and tampons in all restrooms and public spaces, including schools.
A period should end a sentence; not end an education. Studies have shown that one in seven young women and non binary people in Canada will miss some school because they don’t have access to pads and tampons.
Lack of access disproportionately impacts youth, single mother, Indigenous people, Black and other racialized communities, immigrants, the unhoused, people with disabilities, gender diverse individuals and those who live in remote areas.
Did you know approximately 70,000 tampons are needed for women in crisis across Canada every month?
One in six Canadians who menstruate have personally experienced period poverty.
One in five who menstruate say they may not be able to afford period products at some point in the next 12 months.
Menstrual equity requires health education, support from the medical community, as well as open and informed discussions.
At any given moment, there are 800 million people menstruating on planet Earth. Without periods, none of us would be here. We all come from someone who menstruated.
How you can involve and help?
If you are or you can speak to the public vendors, schools and any place you think these flyers should be posted, please download the flyer and see the Guidelines
The commitment is to return to the vendor to see how the progress on access to menstrual products is working in their organization/business.
Please contact our Advocacy Committee Chair, Carell Wingrave in implementing the distribution guidelines.
Thank you for your support!
