Menstrual equity is economic policy, it’s time Canada treated it that way

The Menstrual Equity Fund is more than a social program. It is an investment in economic participation, Canadian innovation and the community infrastructure needed to build a stronger nation.
Nearly half of people in Canada who menstruate have faced an impossible choice: buying period products or paying for essentials like food, rent, and utilities. According to a recent joni survey, 48 per cent of people in Canada have faced this dilemma, write Linda Biggs and Kirstin Beardsley.

Nearly half of people in Canada who menstruate have faced an impossible choice: buying period products or paying for essentials like food, rent, and utilities. According to a recent joni survey, 48 per cent of people in Canada have faced this dilemma. This is more than an af...

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