Tiffany Steward addresses period poverty in Louisiana schools through The Period Purse Project, revealing 70% of students feel self-conscious and 35% struggle with schoolwork due to lack of period products.
Tiffany Steward, through The Period Purse Project in Lafayette, is addressing period poverty in Louisiana, ensuring girls in public schools have access to period supplies and raising awareness of the issue. A survey of 1,010 students revealed that 70% felt self-conscious of their periods in school and over a third struggled to do their best schoolwork due to lack of access to period products.
February 26, 2024
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