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Periods, Young Athletes, and Removing Barriers: Why Menstrual Equity Matters in Girls’ Sports
Understanding the female body Lauren Young Understanding the female body Lauren Young

Periods, Young Athletes, and Removing Barriers: Why Menstrual Equity Matters in Girls’ Sports

Periods are not a personal problem—they’re a systems issue. For many young athletes, menstruation, undiagnosed menstrual disorders, and lack of access to products quietly push them out of sports. It doesn’t have to be this way. This is a call to remove barriers, rethink design, and build equity into girls’ sports from the very beginning.

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