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Addressing Period Poverty
Manage episode 414966598 series 3043595
Joeita speaks to Danielle Kaftarian, Executive Director of the Period Purse, about menstrual equity and what needs to change to ensure that all people who menstruate have access to period products.
Highlights
- Period Poverty & Menstrual Equity - Opening Remarks (00:00)
- Introducing Danielle Kaftarian, Executive Director of the Period Purse (01:22)
- Importance of Discussing Menstrual Equity & Period Poverty (01:40)
- Stigma & Lack of Political Will (02:08)
- Why Don’t People Want to Talk About Periods? (03:28)
- Issues Surrounding Access & Alternatives (05:31)
- The Healthcare System & Menstrual Equity Fund (06:58)
- Offsetting the Increasing Cost-Burden of Menstrual Products (11:15)
- Challenges for People with Disabilities Who Might be Menstruating (13:00)
- Period Poverty Around the Globe (14:40)
- Menstrual Cups & Environmental Impacts (15:54)
- Employers & Menstrual Leave (18:01)
- Improving Comfort Levels Surrounding Menstruation (19:57)
- How & When to Talk About Periods Within the Family (21:17)
- About the Period Purse Charity (23:24)
- The Period Pack (24:27)
- Collaborating with Organizations (25:56)
- Donations & Sourcing Period Products (26:20)
- Period Purse Outside the Toronto-Area (27:18)
- Find the Period Purse Online (28:26)
- Show Close (28:45)
Danielle Kaftarian (she/her) - Executive Director, the Period Purse
Danielle is TPP’s Executive Director with ample experience! She studied Accounting and Business Administration and worked in the finance industry for over 10 years, along with other jobs. After having two children, she felt a strong desire to contribute to the community and support others. It was not until TPP was founded, that she discovered her true passion. From early TPP days, Danielle was involved in various roles, supporting its mission to achieve menstrual equity for everyone in Canada. She’s proud to serve as the Executive Director with an incredible team, working tirelessly towards period equity.
About the Period Purse - theperiodpurse.com
The Period Purse creates menstrual equity by ensuring sustainable access to period products for all, and by ending the stigma associated with periods through education and advocacy.
About The Pulse
On The Pulse, host Joeita Gupta brings us closer to issues impacting the disability community across Canada.
Joeita Gupta has nurtured a life-long dream to work in radio! She's blind, moved to Toronto in 2004 and got her start in radio at CKLN, 88.1 FM in Toronto. A former co-host of AMI-audio's Live from Studio 5, Joeita also works full-time at a nonprofit in Toronto, specializing in housing/tenant rights.
Find Joeita on X / Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeitaGupta
The Pulse airs weekly on AMI-audio.
For more information, visit https://www.ami.ca/ThePulse/
About AMI
AMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. Operating three broadcast services, AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French, AMI’s vision is to establish and support a voice for Canadians with disabilities, representing their interests, concerns and values through inclusion, representation, accessible media, reflection, representation and portrayal.
Learn more at AMI.ca
Connect on Twitter @AccessibleMedia
On Instagram @accessiblemediainc
On Facebook at @AccessibleMediaInc
On TikTok @accessiblemediainc
Email feedback@ami.ca
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Manage episode 414966598 series 3043595
Joeita speaks to Danielle Kaftarian, Executive Director of the Period Purse, about menstrual equity and what needs to change to ensure that all people who menstruate have access to period products.
Highlights
- Period Poverty & Menstrual Equity - Opening Remarks (00:00)
- Introducing Danielle Kaftarian, Executive Director of the Period Purse (01:22)
- Importance of Discussing Menstrual Equity & Period Poverty (01:40)
- Stigma & Lack of Political Will (02:08)
- Why Don’t People Want to Talk About Periods? (03:28)
- Issues Surrounding Access & Alternatives (05:31)
- The Healthcare System & Menstrual Equity Fund (06:58)
- Offsetting the Increasing Cost-Burden of Menstrual Products (11:15)
- Challenges for People with Disabilities Who Might be Menstruating (13:00)
- Period Poverty Around the Globe (14:40)
- Menstrual Cups & Environmental Impacts (15:54)
- Employers & Menstrual Leave (18:01)
- Improving Comfort Levels Surrounding Menstruation (19:57)
- How & When to Talk About Periods Within the Family (21:17)
- About the Period Purse Charity (23:24)
- The Period Pack (24:27)
- Collaborating with Organizations (25:56)
- Donations & Sourcing Period Products (26:20)
- Period Purse Outside the Toronto-Area (27:18)
- Find the Period Purse Online (28:26)
- Show Close (28:45)
Danielle Kaftarian (she/her) - Executive Director, the Period Purse
Danielle is TPP’s Executive Director with ample experience! She studied Accounting and Business Administration and worked in the finance industry for over 10 years, along with other jobs. After having two children, she felt a strong desire to contribute to the community and support others. It was not until TPP was founded, that she discovered her true passion. From early TPP days, Danielle was involved in various roles, supporting its mission to achieve menstrual equity for everyone in Canada. She’s proud to serve as the Executive Director with an incredible team, working tirelessly towards period equity.
About the Period Purse - theperiodpurse.com
The Period Purse creates menstrual equity by ensuring sustainable access to period products for all, and by ending the stigma associated with periods through education and advocacy.
About The Pulse
On The Pulse, host Joeita Gupta brings us closer to issues impacting the disability community across Canada.
Joeita Gupta has nurtured a life-long dream to work in radio! She's blind, moved to Toronto in 2004 and got her start in radio at CKLN, 88.1 FM in Toronto. A former co-host of AMI-audio's Live from Studio 5, Joeita also works full-time at a nonprofit in Toronto, specializing in housing/tenant rights.
Find Joeita on X / Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeitaGupta
The Pulse airs weekly on AMI-audio.
For more information, visit https://www.ami.ca/ThePulse/
About AMI
AMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. Operating three broadcast services, AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French, AMI’s vision is to establish and support a voice for Canadians with disabilities, representing their interests, concerns and values through inclusion, representation, accessible media, reflection, representation and portrayal.
Learn more at AMI.ca
Connect on Twitter @AccessibleMedia
On Instagram @accessiblemediainc
On Facebook at @AccessibleMediaInc
On TikTok @accessiblemediainc
Email feedback@ami.ca
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