Free period products in schools help girls and young women, but only when they’re available

By Kamilla Bonnesen, Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Brain and Behaviour Lab, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Olivia Cooke, Research Assistant, Brain and Behaviour Laboratory, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Tracy Vaillancourt, Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in School-Based Mental Health and Violence Prevention, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

More than half of students had missed at least part of a school day because of their period. When asked why, about one-third said they had been without pads or tampons when they needed them.

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