The Great Menstrual Products Unavailability Crisis is real. 

Period poverty is real, and it is a Canadian problem. One-third of Canadians under the age of 25 who menstruate struggle to buy enough products every month. It is a truly invisible form of poverty.

"We don’t evaluate menstruation as a vital sign or as part of a lifecycle. We’re not engaging with the body as a system - we think about menstruation as a problem to be solved with a product."

The period taboo isn't just annoying tradition - it can deeply and negatively impact the lives of everyone who menstruates. 

Let’s be clear - feminism isn’t feminism without intersectionality. Let’s take International Women’s Day to examine our privileges, embrace our differences and think about how we can build justice every day of the year.

It's 2019. Time to see some period progress.

Let's dig into the period poverty incarcerated people with periods face every month - and how impossible dignity can seem in that situation.

Guess what you can't afford if you're on welfare in British Columbia? Well, your period, for starters. 

Period poverty is real and impacting folks in your city today.

Here's how you can help. 

We chatted with Nadya Okamoto about her organization, life and the issues around menstrual product accessibility. Here’s what she had to say!