Menstrual Health, Hygiene, and Equity

This week is all about periods. Sarah and William welcome Lizzy MacRae Garvin--a Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) professional--to Down the Rabbit Hole to discuss menstruation... what are the challenges, barriers, and stigmas that impact how people view and experience their periods. They talk in both the global and domestic contexts and explore some of intersecting challenges such as homelessness and incarceration.

As always if you have any questions about the episode or want to discuss it further, you can reach out to prevention@tcfv.org.

Here are some resources from the episode:

ALCU report on period equity: https://www.aclu.org/report/unequal-price-periods

Marni Sommer's research on menstruation and homelessness: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1353829220310923?via%3Dihub

Periods Gone Public: Taking a Stand for Menstrual Equity by Jennifer Weiss-Wolf: www.periodequity.org/book-1

Dolly Parton and Patti LaBelle playing their nails: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g8sPWiKw-4