CT is struggling with a high rate of period poverty and a lack of menstruation product access. Here’s how it’s fighting back.
“About a quarter of women in the U.S. don’t have access to menstrual products each month, with many forced to choose between buying them and food, Jessica Zachs, founder and CEO of Dignity Grows, said in Hartford Wednesday. Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin, along with Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz, U.S. Rep. John Larson, and Hartford Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Leslie Torres-Rodriguez gathered to shine a light on period poverty and to call for action.”