What is Global Periods?
We are a youth-led organization aiming to change the global stigma surrounding period products as well as increased product accessibility. Welcome to our website for all things period related.
Global Periods
Periods: A Normalization
What does destigmatizing a period mean?
Periods can be taboo. Let's acknowledge that. In many places globally, periods just aren't something that's talked about.
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This. Is. A. Problem.
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Not only does stigma harm those with periods, it also prevents period equity, accessibility, and overall health and understanding of periods.
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To destigmatize something, we've got to talk about it. It's a period. Here we are, Global Periods, to educate and provide the knowledge and resources that we all need.
Resources:
Check out the spreadsheet below for resources and their reviews:
Click the link here: <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1F3QuFp8LpolhU56g8Tvk1FaxSJwr-IvXeaHT2jo5OJI/edit?usp=sharing>
Founding of Global Periods
Global Periods was originally founded last year by now-sophomores Nascha Martinez and Lilly Calvert of Washington State. It started as an idea for CAS (creative, active, service) and it expanded into an organization. Over time, it was built up to have different branches, run period drives, and more.
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The journey that Global Periods has taken is indescribable and complicated, and we can't wait to traverse it with our members. We are committed to our mission and continually work to improve and change the organization: destigmatizing periods and working on accessibility town by town, state by state, person by person, and country by country.
Leaders
Nascha Martinez (President + Co-Founder)
Sophomore
West Sound Academy + Stanford Online High School
Tasha Beukema (Co-Leader)
Sophomore
West Sound Academy
Scarlet Neustaeder (Chapter Leader)
Junior
Summit High School
Lilly Calvert (Co-Founder + Chapter Leader)
Sophomore
Port Townsend High School
Allison Le (Chapter Leader)
Freshman
Stanford Online High School + EOS
Sophie Bracamonte (Chapter Leader)
Sophomore
West Sound Academy
Naiya Mody (Chapter Leader)
Sophomore
Nazareth High School + Stanford Online High School