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The Period Project

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Author(s)
  • Katherine Pandolfo Sophomore, Fashion Merchandising
  • Elizabeth Gilchrist Freshman, Nursing
  • Kayla Jones Freshman, Fashion Merchandising
  • Sydnee Raines Freshman, Speech Pathology and Audiology
  • Alexis Reed Freshman, Environmental and Conservation Biology (Conservation Biology)
  • Veronica Rodriguez Freshman, Aeronautics (Flight Technology)
Abstract
It is our goal to make menstrual products available in every building across campus. Sixty three percent of Kent State students are women, yet there are only 16 dispensers on campus. We are working towards having 73 total. This includes all academic halls and student life buildings including dining halls, the library and the student center. This is an issue on campus because there are plenty of times where women start their periods during class and find themselves without any products. The university should be accountable for making students feel comfortable. If the university did implement more dispensers, it could help students save money, make them feel more confident going to class. This will increase attendance rates and grades, therefore benefiting the overall performance of the university. Kent State is known for its adversity and history and this could be another example for other schools they could set to implement change across the nation. The root causes of this issue are derived from lack of menstrual product dispensers across campus, dispensers being empty and having unpredictable periods. This is an issue because the data is already collected and the project is in motion. Many other campuses have already done this and we need to follow suit and make Kent State just as responsible for accommodating menstruation needs.
Format
Conference Proceeding
Contributor(s)
Faculty Mentor
Meghan Factor-Page
Modified Abstract

It is our goal to make menstrual products available in every building across campus. Sixty three percent of Kent State students are women, yet there are only 16 dispensers on campus. We are working towards having 73 total. This includes all academic halls and student life buildings including dining halls, the library and the student center. This is an issue on campus because there are plenty of times where women start their periods during class and find themselves without any products. The university should be accountable for making students feel comfortable.

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