As a girl, getting your period for the first time can be excitingβyou are, by standard definition, a woman. Since retiring from NAU in , nurse Wendy Wetzel has been working with Days for Girls International DfGI , a nonprofit organization that helps advance menstrual equity, health, dignity and opportunity for all. She started the Flagstaff team in and now manages teams in five states, advocating for girls and women who do not have easy access to sanity products.
In fall , Wetzel was asked to mentor a group of capstone students for their project on menstrual health. Through their research, it became evident that NAU students were not immune to period poverty.
A survey of sorority members confirmed that those who menstruate on campus do lack access to sanitary products. Something had to be done. This of course leads to reduced academic progress and social stigma. This semester, ASNAU was able to install 14 free product dispensers in the Union and DuB, and just this month, received funding to install approximately more over the summer.
Soon, every student-centered building on campus will have free sanitary products available. Ensuring our students have access to these products means we are holding true to that mission. Skip to content Search.
