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period poverty

period poverty noun: the state of being too poor to be able to afford feminine hygiene products (tampons, sanitary towels and the like).

Noun

period poverty (uncountable)

  1. The state of being too poor to be able to afford feminine hygiene products (tampons, sanitary towels and the like).
    • The most obvious population of menstruators affected by period poverty is homeless women, who struggle to afford any basic necessity, including shelter. And as we just discussed, period poverty for homeless women can be dangerous and detrimental to their health.2018, Nadya Okamoto, Period Power, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 132

Questions about period poverty

What does period poverty mean?
Period poverty means the state of being too poor to be able to afford feminine hygiene products (tampons, sanitary towels and the like).
What part of speech is period poverty?
Period poverty is a noun.

Words near period poverty in the dictionary

  1. period panties
  2. period pants
  3. period piece
  4. period pieces
  5. period play
  6. period poverty
  7. periodate
  8. periodates
  9. perioded
  10. periodentosis
  11. periodic

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