Period Poverty /tags/period-poverty Period Poverty en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Wed, 22 May 2024 10:00:00 GMT St. Louis nonprofit spreads period poverty awareness /health-science-environment/2024-05-22/st-louis-nonprofit-spreads-period-poverty-awareness A local nonprofit wants to bring awareness to period poverty this week. In St. Louis, the issue affects roughly two-thirds of women. Wed, 22 May 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-05-22/st-louis-nonprofit-spreads-period-poverty-awareness Marissanne Lewis-Thompson Missouri lawmakers try again to repeal ‘luxury tax’ on diapers and period products /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-03-11/missouri-lawmakers-try-again-to-repeal-luxury-tax-on-diapers-and-period-products Diapers aren’t luxury items, but they’re considered as such in Missouri’s tax code. Mon, 11 Mar 2024 22:51:56 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-03-11/missouri-lawmakers-try-again-to-repeal-luxury-tax-on-diapers-and-period-products Danny Wicentowski Missouri is making period products free in schools as research shows great need /education/2023-03-13/missouri-is-making-period-products-free-in-schools-as-research-shows-great-need Nurses in schools across Missouri say their students struggle to afford period products and have missed school because of periods. Mon, 13 Mar 2023 10:02:00 GMT /education/2023-03-13/missouri-is-making-period-products-free-in-schools-as-research-shows-great-need Kate Grumke Without money for tampons or pads, some St. Louis students miss school /education/2022-01-24/without-money-for-tampons-or-pads-some-st-louis-students-miss-school About 1 in 3 female students surveyed at a St. Louis County public high school reported they had missed school because they couldn’t afford to buy tampons or pads, often at least one day per month. Mon, 24 Jan 2022 20:12:50 GMT /education/2022-01-24/without-money-for-tampons-or-pads-some-st-louis-students-miss-school Shahla Farzan Mensi Project Gets Boost In Efforts To Address Period Poverty On Campus /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-09-10/mensi-project-gets-boost-in-efforts-to-address-period-poverty-on-campus Christy Ferguson started the Mensi Project in 2018 at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville to donate unneeded menstrual products to someone who could use them. Now the university is funding the effort with the help of new legislation. Fri, 10 Sep 2021 20:35:18 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-09-10/mensi-project-gets-boost-in-efforts-to-address-period-poverty-on-campus Lara Hamdan Pandemic Perpetuates 'Period Poverty' In St. Louis Region /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-06-04/pandemic-perpetuates-period-poverty-in-st-louis-region Last year, a report in the medical journal Obstetrics and Gynecology found that nearly two-thirds of low-income women in St. Louis can’t always afford… Thu, 04 Jun 2020 22:33:40 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-06-04/pandemic-perpetuates-period-poverty-in-st-louis-region Lara Hamdan Local Organizations Collaborate To Increase Access To Menstrual Products Among Low-Income People /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-01-24/local-organizations-collaborate-to-increase-access-to-menstrual-products-among-low-income-people A report published in the latest issue of the medical journal Obstetrics and Gynecology surveyed low-income women in St. Louis and found that nearly… Thu, 24 Jan 2019 22:23:28 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-01-24/local-organizations-collaborate-to-increase-access-to-menstrual-products-among-low-income-people Lara Hamdan