“We want to bring menstrual products to campus and make them available free-of-charge for students and other people who access the university who are menstruating to end period poverty and end the stigma they may be experiencing,” said Emily Erickson, a student currently completing a practicum at the Northern Women’s Centre. “Period poverty is something menstruating people experience when they don’t have the proper tools, such as menstruation products, to manage their periods.”
Menstrual products are expensive and some people are forced to forgo buying other essentials to purchase them, Erickson said.
“We don’t want people to have to choose between coming to class or staying home because they don’t have proper products to make their day comfortable and sanitary,” she said. “Everyone has the right to feel clean and comfortable.”