English Dictionary

period poverty

名詞

不可算名詞

The state of a woman too poor to be able to afford sanitary products (tampons, sanitary towels and the like) connected to her period.

日本語の意味

女性が経済的な理由で生理用品（タンポンやナプキンなど）を購入できず、適切な生理管理ができない状態 / 生理期間中に必要な衛生用品を手に入れられないために生じる健康および衛生上の問題状態

Many students miss class each month because period poverty leaves them without access to sanitary products.

多くの生徒は、毎月生理用品を買う余裕がないために必要な衛生用品が手に入らず、授業を欠席しています。

意味（1）

The state of a woman too poor to be able to afford sanitary products (tampons, sanitary towels and the like) connected to her period.

The most obvious population of menstruators affected by period poverty is homeless women, who struggle to afford any basic necessity, including shelter. And as we just discussed, period poverty for homeless women can be dangerous and detrimental to their health.