One in five girls in the US miss school when they get their period - CNN.
145 School Days. Missed.
The stigma surrounding periods has been shown to directly affect a girl’s potential to succeed. If a girl misses school every time she has her period, she is set 145 days behind her fellow male students. – The Borgen Project & Times
12 Million US Women Hit
12 million women in the US live below the poverty line, most of them don't have access to sanitary pads. Neither tampons or pads are available through government assistance programs like SNAP or Medicaid. – Paper
Period Tax in 30 States - Items “non-essential”
30 states in the U.S. have a tax on period solutions products because they are considered “non-essential goods”. – Forbes
2/3 of Low Income Women Go Without Products
A survey of low-income women in a large U.S. city finds that nearly two-thirds couldn’t afford menstrual hygiene products. – Reuters