| Contents |
The bloody truth -- The status quo -- Period products -- The history of the period stigma (in the US) -- Period poverty -- Period policy -- Menstruation in the media -- The fight from all sides -- Take action. |
| Abstract |
"This is a book about gender equality in the United States and how to engage in activism to get there"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Abstract |
"PERIOD founder and Harvard student Nadya Okamoto offers a manifesto on menstruation. Throughout history, periods have been taboo. They're 'embarrassing'. They're 'gross'. And due to a crumbling or nonexistent national sex-ed program, they are misunderstood. And because of these stigmas, a status quo has been established to exclude people who menstruate from a seat at the decision-making table, which leads to discrimination like the tampon tax and medications that favor male biology. Period Power explains who is hurt most by the status quo and gives us a strategy to prompt conversation and promote gender equality. Now."--Dust jacket. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages [309]-338) and index. |
| Audience |
For ages 12 and up; grades 9-12. |
| LCCN | 2018023936 |
| ISBN | 9781534430204 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 1534430202 (pbk.) |
