Advocacy and Community Action - The Period Purse

Advocating for Change

We fight for system-wide change to end stigma, reform policy, and secure access to inclusive education and menstrual products of choice — promoting dignity and lasting menstrual equity.

Our Advocacy Goals

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Everyone in Canada has access to their preferred period products.

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Inclusive, all-gender period education reaches every student in Canada.

From city halls to Parliament Hill, period-friendly policies are enacted nationwide.

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Calls to action: Become a period ally

Learn how you can contribute to the menstrual equity movement and advocate for change in your community, and from coast to coast.

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Current initiatives

We’re always working to raise awareness and create lasting change. Explore our latest advocacy initiatives to end period poverty across Canada.

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Menstrual Health Day

Menstrual Health Day is May 28. Learn more about this global day of impact and how you can join the movement.

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Advocacy wins

Together, we’re shifting attitudes, policies, and systems to advance menstrual equity across the country.

Research for Change

We’re committed to strengthening menstrual equity through evidence-based advocacy. By collecting and sharing real experiences, stories, and data, we help policymakers, educators, and community leaders understand the full impact of period poverty and stigma. Knowledge is power — and research is one of the most important tools for change.

Right now, we’re focusing our research on three core areas of menstrual equity:

  • School curriculum – identifying gaps and inconsistencies in period education across Canadian provinces and territories
  • Cost of menstruation – examining the financial impact of managing a period over a lifetime and how affordability affects access and dignity
  • Cultural and community experiences – understanding how identity, culture, and social environment shape people’s experiences with menstruation

Want to get involved? We want to learn from as many people as possible. Share your experience and help strengthen the data that fuels advocacy, awareness, and policy change.

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