It is time for menstrual equity—for all.

Welcome to Period Equity.

We’re a team of lawyers dedicated to fighting for menstrual equity—and to leveraging the tools of law and policy to ensure that menstruation never poses a barrier to civic engagement and participation.

Menstrual products should be tax-exempt. They should be affordable and available for all, safe for our bodies and the planet. Periods should not hold anyone back, period.

Tampons and pads are necessities, yet 27 states still tax them.

We lead the strategy to eliminate the "tampon tax" in the U.S.—and we won't stop until every state recognizes that menstrual products are necessities and exempts them from sales tax. Keep Reading→

Access to safe, affordable products and information is at the heart of menstrual equity.

This is Period 101. Menstrual products are often inaccessible or out of reach for those struggling to make ends meet. We’re crafting and advancing laws to ensure everyone can manage their period easily, safely, affordably—and without shame. Keep Reading→

Safe for your body. And the planet.

Commercially-marketed menstrual products should be safe for your body. And the planet. Pesticide, dioxin and toxin free. Period Equity supports legislation and regulation that requires manufacturers to disclose exactly what we’re putting inside our vaginas. Keep Reading→