What We Live and Breathe: Expert Insights on Inclusivity in U.K. Period Poverty Initiatives

Craddock, Emma and Williams, Gemma C. and Weckesser, Annalise (2026) What We Live and Breathe: Expert Insights on Inclusivity in U.K. Period Poverty Initiatives. Women's Reproductive Health. pp. 1-14. ISSN 2329-3691

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Abstract

Emerging research explores lived experiences of period poverty in the United Kingdom. However, there is a gap in knowledge about how period poverty initiatives tailor their service provision for inclusion of diverse individuals. Drawing on interviews with 14 key experts, this article explores how these initiatives enact inclusivity in practice by expanding what accessibility means and entails. Findings reveal how actors work to expand access to period products, menstrual education, and inclusive language, while navigating persistent structural barriers. By challenging assimilationist discourses and exposing systemic constraints, these initiatives reclaim inclusivity as an embodied, context-responsive practice that moves beyond performative policy rhetoric.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number:	10.1080/23293691.2026.2700308
Dates:	Date Event 2 July 2026 Accepted 22 July 2026 Published Online
Uncontrolled Keywords:	period poverty, inclusivity, accessibility menstrual health, menstruation
Subjects:	CAH02 - subjects allied to medicine > CAH02-06 - allied health > CAH02-06-01 - health sciences (non-specific) CAH03 - biological and sport sciences > CAH03-01 - biosciences > CAH03-01-01 - biosciences (non-specific)
Divisions:	Life and Health Sciences > Life and Sports Sciences
Depositing User:	Gemma Tonks
Date Deposited:	04 Aug 2026 10:30
Last Modified:	04 Aug 2026 10:30
URI:	https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/17140

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