Informed Access to Menstrual Products
Non-menstruating people go into the bathroom expecting their basic needs to be met - this is not the case for menstruators.
Menstrual Equity Legislative Agenda
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Lead Sponsors Senator Jehlen and Representatives Livingstone, Barber
An Act to Increase Access to Menstrual Products in Prisons, Homeless Shelters, and Public Schools. The I AM bill would ensure access to free menstrual products, without stigma, to all menstruating individuals in all public schools, homeless shelters, prisons, and county jails.
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Founded in 2019, the MA Menstrual Equity Coalition is a group of menstrual activists, advocacy organizations, non-profits, businesses, and public servants who’ve come together to end period poverty statewide. Learn more at mmecoalition.com and join us!
Menstrual Equity Summit
January 2023
Hundreds of activists came together at our Menstrual Equity Summit on Saturday, January 28, 2023 at Northeastern University. Go to our Youtube channel to watch the keynote by Dr. Chris Bobel, a panel on Mobilizing to End Period Poverty moderated by State Senator Liz Miranda and a workshop by Bria Gadsen, co-founder of Love Your Menses, on managing period pain.
Fall River & New Bedford Menstrual Equity Project
Mass NOW in partnership with Fall River Mayor Paul Coogan, United Neighbors of Fall River and the Fall River Coalition Against Period Poverty was awarded a grant in 2022 through the Commonwealth’s Community Empowerment and Reinvestment program to provide free menstrual products & menstrual equity workshops in Fall River schools, shelters and community centers. We partnered to distribute over 30,000 menstrual products, hold menstrual equity workshops and produced a report on what we learned. We’re thrilled to be regranted this year to sustain this work in Fall River and expand to New Bedford. Learn more at mmecoalition.com/fall-river.