Attitudes and Experiences with Period Poverty at Arizona State University
Description
In recent years, feminist activists have taken their fascination with and concern over access to period products in developing countries and diverted their attention to period poverty that exists in the United States. Backed by globalist approaches and the deep history of Menstrual Activism in the US, the Menstrual Equity Movement aims to make policy changes at the state and federal levels to ensure that all menstruators have the products they need to manage menstruation. This exploratory study aims to understand the experiences and attitudes about period poverty at Arizona State University’s campus. Undergraduate menstruators were asked to reflect on general, and on campus experiences with access to period products. Quantitative and qualitative analyses were utilized in conducting this research. This study concludes that menstruators’ education would benefit from having access to free period products in all bathrooms.
Date Created
The date the item was original created (prior to any relationship with the ASU Digital Repositories.)
2020-05
Agent
- Author (aut): Ronning, Kirsten Elizabeth Mathison
- Thesis director: Haskin, Jennifer
- Committee member: Gemelli, Marcella
- Contributor (ctb): Department of Information Systems
- Contributor (ctb): School of Film, Dance and Theatre
- Contributor (ctb): School of Politics and Global Studies
- Contributor (ctb): Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics
- Contributor (ctb): Barrett, The Honors College