A review by rclairel
Periods Gone Public: Taking a Stand for Menstrual Equity by Jennifer Weiss-Wolf

3.0

This is a fine enough summary of The Year of the Period (in 2105) as well as the injustices and expenses suffered by women everywhere as a result of the normal function of their bodies. I enjoyed the encouraging descriptions of women in developing countries who have invented creative solutions to provide menstrual hygiene on an affordable and small-scale level to their local communities and was appropriately infuriated by the lengthy discussion of taxes applied to menstrual products almost world-wide. The author repeatedly highlights the importance of providing menstrual hygiene products for free, like toilet paper, to inmates and homeless individuals, as well as employees of companies that can afford it. But, the author isn't a great writer, and the whole book could've been much more succinct. Go read Invisible Women by Caroline Criado-Perez if you want some well-written data on the plight of women!