Period poverty, the lack of access to menstrual products and hygienic facilities to use them, impacts 16.9 million menstruators in the United States and often forces people to choose between menstrual products and food (Michel et al., 2022). Our goal was to develop recommendations to assist State Senator Robyn Kennedy in addressing the impacts of period poverty on students in Massachusetts. To accomplish this, we conducted 18 interviews with non-profit organizations, public school staff, and Massachusetts legislators. Additionally, we collected 22 survey responses from public school nursing staff and analyzed 26 pieces of legislation. We analyzed and compiled the data gathered through these methods into 10 key findings and 9 actionable recommendations for legislative and community efforts.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Rothschild, Elijah
• Melekote, Tej
• O'Brien, Patrick
• Scott, Simon

Subject

• Health
• Well-Being
• Inclusion
• Community

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-022724-225528
• 117907

Advisor

• Dehner, Corey

Year

• 2024

Center

• Worcester Community Project Center (Massachusetts) - IQP

Sponsor

• State Senator Robyn Kennedy

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 1 - No Poverty
• 3 - Good Health and Well-being
• 5 - Gender Equality
• 10 - Reducing Inequality

Date created

• 2024-02-27

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-022724-225528

Rights statement

• In Copyright

最新修改

• 2024-04-23