In 2024, Flow Forward NJ and Aunt Flow partnered to collect data on how college students were experiencing period poverty. The data was staggering - compared to the 14.2% on the national average (Gruer, Goss, Sommer 2021), 48.2% have struggled with purchasing menstrual products as college students.

Read the full report below.

Gruer C, Goss T, Schmitt ML, Sommer M. Menstrual Equity Initiatives at USA Universities: A Multiple Case Study of Common Obstacles and Enabling Factors. Front Reprod Health. 2021 Dec 8;3:787277. doi: 10.3389/frph.2021.787277. PMID: 36304028; PMCID: PMC9580624.