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, and many unhoused people view their period as a negative, emotional, and expensive experience.

“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.”