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title: "The Realities of Period Poverty: How Homelessness Shapes Women's Lived Experiences of Menstruation"
date: 2020-07-25T03:00:00-04:00
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[Health & Sexuality Info](/health-info)# The Realities of Period Poverty: How Homelessness Shapes Women's Lived Experiences of Menstruation

Dealing with menstruation can be especially difficult for people without stable housing. This article explores the experiences of cisgender menstruating, homeless women. Not only is menstruating often a painful experience, but it can also bring up feelings of shame and embarrassment. While menstruating, homeless women may seek shelter in other places to find comfort and access necessary supplies, including toilet paper that is used in place of menstrual products. Shailini Vora argues that we need new strategies to address period poverty among homeless people.

> Through personal interviews, Vora reveals that menstruation is regarded as a negative, emotional, and expensive experience. The participants are conscious of their doubly stigmatized status as homeless and menstruating, and they mobilize strategic rationalities to manage and conceal their menstrual status.

[Read the full article ](https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-15-0614-7_4)

SOURCE: The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Menstruation Studies • AUTHOR: Shailini Vora • LAST UPDATED: July 25, 2020

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## Aging In Place as a Low-Income Older Person with Disabilities

This article offers a discussion of aging in place for 12 low-income, older homeowners with disabilities in Baltimore, Maryland.

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This article offers a discussion of aging in place for 12 low-income, older homeowners with disabilities in Baltimore, Maryland.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/aging-in-place-as-a-low-income-older-person-with-disabilities)

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## Avoiding Coercion in the Promotion of Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARCs)

This piece from the Guttmacher Institute critiques certain public policies regarding long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs).

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This piece from the Guttmacher Institute critiques certain public policies regarding long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs).](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/avoiding-coercive-promotion-of-long-acting-reversible-contraceptives-larcs)

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## Body Politics: How White Fear Has Fueled the Anti-Abortion Movement

This article traces how nativism, eugenics, and white supremacy have historically helped drive the anti-abortion movement.

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This article traces how nativism, eugenics, and white supremacy have historically helped drive the anti-abortion movement.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/body-politics-how-white-fear-has-fueled-the-anti-abortion-movement)

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## Carceral Feminism Isn’t the Answer to Sexual Violence

This abolitionist feminist essay articulates how the legal system often criminalizes survivors.

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This abolitionist feminist essay articulates how the legal system often criminalizes survivors.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/carceral-feminism-isnt-the-answer-to-sexual-violence)