32 people came together including charities, businesses, activists, health professionals, teachers, education providers, product designers and more

The results of the hui - shared purpose, collaboration and collective change - continue to be felt in the work we do everyday at The Period Place.

THE EXPERIENCE

• The hui formally recognised and expanded on the common term ‘period poverty’, by acknowledging period poverty is not just financial poverty; it’s also poverty of knowledge, confidence, sustainability, and access

• Dr Sarah Donovan, PhD, BMid, Department of Public Health, Otago, presented data showing that over 94,788 school-aged menstruators are at risk of, or already, missing out on school due to poverty of access and financial hardship

• The hui provided an opportunity to deep dive into the problems surrounding period inequity including: language, cost, research, sustainability, school and workplace education, cultural elements, and the positive impact the medical community and policy change makers can have on the defining issues within the current period discourse

  
  

THE IMPACT

The gathering of people with the intention of collaborating, learning and growing together, is a powerful movement of change.

By signing a commitment document we acknowledged many people and organisations are all working together, behind the scenes, and pledged to share information, resources and opportunities. All our collective voices together provide a loud and unified voice for people with periods to have better understanding, better experiences and better access.

One Year On!

The people and organisations who attended the hui last year have been making changes and growing too. We continue to see the positive effects of the hui playing out in tangible changes to improve people’s period experiences and working collectively towards period equity.