1. La Pobreza Menstrual: Una Crisis de Derechos Humanos y Dignidad.
La pobreza menstrual se define como la falta de acceso a productos, instalaciones de higiene y educación menstrual. Es un problema global que afecta profundamente la salud, la educación y la igualdad de género. Las estadísticas muestran que millones de personas luchan por pagar los suministros esenciales, lo que resulta en la pérdida de días escolares o laborales y el uso de alternativas inseguras.
- Period poverty is a global issue. It is a topic which intersects deeply with health, education, gender equality, and human rights.
- Did you know that 2 in 5 people with periods struggle to afford the period supplies they need?
- Imagine missing school or work because you cant afford period products. For too many people, thats reality.
- Period poverty goes beyond just being able to afford padstampons. Some ppl are in positions where they dont have access to clean water, the ability to wash a pad or menstrual cup safely.
- Period products arent a luxury, theyre an essential. However, millions of americans still have trouble accessing them thats unacceptable.
2. Concienciación y Movilización Global.
La movilización para combatir la pobreza menstrual se centra en eventos clave como la Semana de Concienciación sobre la Pobreza Menstrual (PPAW), el Día de la Higiene Menstrual (MH Day) y el Día de Acción Menstrual (Period Action Day). Estos eventos sirven para recaudar fondos, impulsar donaciones y abogar por cambios sistémicos, destacando la necesidad de un mundo amigable con la menstruación.
- This week is the seventh annual period poverty awareness week, a time to raise awareness about the lack of access to menstrual products needed by girls, women, and anyone else who menstruates, and to take action to solve the problem.
- Happy menstrualmonday of period poverty awareness week 2025!
- May 28th is menstrualhealthawarenessday say no to stigma and learn the facts about period poverty.
- 10.11.25 is period action day pad. This global day of action aims to end period poverty stigma.
- Lets all unite for a periodfriendlyworld periodcare endperiodpoverty endvawg endviolence.
3. Estrategias para la Equidad Menstrual: Productos Gratuitos y Reformas Políticas.
Las soluciones propuestas y adoptadas incluyen la provisión de productos menstruales gratuitos en espacios públicos (escuelas, cárceles, refugios) y la promoción de productos reutilizables. A nivel político, se destaca la lucha por eliminar los impuestos a estos productos (como el VAT) y la introducción de legislación específica para garantizar el acceso, como el ME4ALL Act en EE. UU.
- I believe in providing free period products in public spaces. Libraries, schools, workplaces. It is doable!
- Massachusetts is paving the way to end period poverty by providing free menstrual products in schools, jails, and sheltersan unprecedented step for equity!
- In scotland, women and girls get period products for free. Theyre available in schools, workplaces, and some public places.
- Congresswoman grace meng has reintroduced the menstrualequity for all act of 2025 h.r. 3644! the bill fights period poverty by expanding access to menstrual products through medicaid, schools, shelters, prisons more.
- Saint lucia has taken a definitive stance against period poverty. Parliament has approved legislation to make feminine hygiene products permanently zero-rated under the value added tax vat act.
- Save women from period poverty with reusable sanitary products.
4. La Pobreza Menstrual como Síntoma de la Pobreza General.
Existe un reconocimiento creciente de que la pobreza menstrual no puede resolverse sin abordar la pobreza en general. También está intrínsecamente ligada a la "pobreza de higiene", que incluye la falta de acceso a artículos básicos como jabón, pasta de dientes y papel higiénico. Las donaciones a bancos de alimentos y organizaciones locales son cruciales para mitigar el impacto inmediato.
- There is a genuine issue with period poverty being bracketed off and treated as if its somehow separate from poverty more broadly. Period poverty wont end without measures to end all poverty.
- We cannot end period poverty without ending toilet poverty.
- Four children in every classroom are currently living in hygiene poverty. Hygiene poverty is not being able to access things like shampoo, toothpaste and period products.
- Donate to your local food bank, if there are no groups addressing period poverty in your area.
- 17 million people nationwide live in period poverty. You cannot use snap for hygiene products. Hygiene products are the, or among the, most-requested food shelf items.