By Sam Klos What is Period Poverty? Period poverty affects over 500 million women and girls worldwide, making up approximately 25% of the world's menstruating population. It is an underrecognized public health crisis characterized by inadequate access to sanitary products, privacy for hygiene management, or education on menstruation. Period poverty affects many menstruating people in all areas of their lives– their mental health and well-being, ability to work, attend school,