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Melissa Berton

@bertonmelissa

Teacher. Speaker. Women's Rights Advocate.
Executive Director of @ThePadProject.
Producer of Academy Award Winning documentary, @NoShamePeriod.

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Banning young girls from understanding their menstrual cycle increases shame and school absenteeism. Staying informed has become more crucial than ever. #menstrualequity #healtheducation

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Perhaps Florida lawmakers never learned that a girl can't predict when she will get her first period. If a 4th or 5th grader gets her first period in school and can't talk to a nurse or teacher, what fear might she be made to feel? #aperiodshouldendasentencenotagirlseducation

Perhaps Florida lawmakers never learned that a girl can't predict when she will get her first period. If a 4th or 5th grader gets her first period in school and can't talk to a nurse or teacher, what fear might she be made to feel? #aperiodshouldendasentencenotagirlseducation
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Thank you to KTLA Weekend News for featuring The Pad Project! 1 in 4 students misses school because of a lack of access to #menstrualproducts. Let's make it 0 in 4! #padsforschools #padsacrossamerica #thepadproject #menstrualequity APB Speakers

Thank you to <a href="/KTLA/">KTLA</a> Weekend News for featuring <a href="/ThePadProject1/">The Pad Project</a>!  1 in 4 students misses school because of a lack of access to #menstrualproducts. Let's make it 0 in 4! 

#padsforschools #padsacrossamerica #thepadproject #menstrualequity <a href="/apbspeakers/">APB Speakers</a>
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How we began... I treasure these memories with The Pad Project’s co-founders. ❤ Thank you KTLA for having me on to speak about #menstrualequity and #ThePadProject #UNCSW #periodendofsentence #changetheconversation #studentactivists #ktla5news

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5 years ago today, The Pad Project became an official non-profit. ❤️ Since then, we have provided over 1,000,000 products to those who need them. By 2030, we hope to provide 5,000,000 products to those who need them. I could not be more grateful to our supporters. ❤️

5 years ago today,  The Pad Project became an official non-profit. ❤️ Since then, we have provided over 1,000,000 products to those who need them.  By 2030, we hope to provide 5,000,000 products to those who need them. I could not be more grateful to our supporters. ❤️
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Thank you to Senate Democratic Leader and former kindergarten teacher Lauren Brook for quoting The Pad Project tag-line to advocate for #padsforschools for Florida students! #aperiodshouldendasentencenotagirlseducation #mestrualequity #floridasenate #thestigmastopswithme

Thank you to Senate Democratic Leader and former kindergarten teacher Lauren Brook for quoting <a href="/ThePadProject1/">The Pad Project</a> tag-line to advocate for #padsforschools for Florida students!

#aperiodshouldendasentencenotagirlseducation

 #mestrualequity #floridasenate #thestigmastopswithme
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2 years ago, Period. End of Sentence. book was published! 📚We remain so grateful to Anita Diamant for helping us further spread the word about period poverty and its devastating effects around the world. thepadproject.org/period-end-of-… 💛 Melissa Berton Scribner

2 years ago, Period. End of Sentence. book was published! 📚We remain so grateful to <a href="/AnitaDiamant/">Anita Diamant</a> for helping us further spread the word about period poverty and its devastating effects around the world. thepadproject.org/period-end-of-… 💛 <a href="/BertonMelissa/">Melissa Berton</a> <a href="/ScribnerBooks/">Scribner</a>
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As we wrap up the school year, I want to give a huge THANK YOU to our The Pad Project Chapters hailing from 20 High Schools and 4 colleges and universities in the US and around the world! #thepadproject #padprojectambassador

As we wrap up the school year, I want to give a huge THANK YOU to our <a href="/ThePadProject1/">The Pad Project</a> Chapters hailing from 20 High Schools and 4 colleges and universities in the US and around the world!

#thepadproject #padprojectambassador
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And the Oscar goes to... Period. End Of Sentence! Happy #MenstrualHygieneDay from The Pad Project 🩸 🎥 IG: circumpunctstudio 🎤 Victory Boyd, Feeling Good #mhday2023 #MHDay #WeAreCommitted #aperiodshouldendasentencenotagirlseducation

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In light of the devastating disaster in Maui, The Pad Project team has launched our #MAUISTRONG campaign to support our on-the-ground partner, Official Ma'i Movement Hawai'i. Link to bio to donate or text MAUISTRONG to 41-444 to support today. (Image by AP News / Rick Bowmer) #disasterrelief

In light of the devastating disaster in Maui, <a href="/ThePadProject1/">The Pad Project</a> team has launched our #MAUISTRONG campaign to support our on-the-ground partner, <a href="/maimovement/">Official Ma'i Movement Hawai'i</a>.

Link to bio to donate or text MAUISTRONG to
41-444 to support today.
(Image by <a href="/APNews/">AP News</a> / Rick Bowmer)

#disasterrelief
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Join us for a #WomensEqualityDay event on THURSDAY, August 24 at 9:30am EST with Melissa Berton, Exec Director and Co-founder of The Pad Project & Neville Okwaro, Kenya Menstrual Health and Hygiene & GESI expert. Register here: tinyurl.com/ggcwed #MenstrualEquity

Join us for a #WomensEqualityDay event on THURSDAY, August 24 at 9:30am EST with <a href="/BertonMelissa/">Melissa Berton</a>, Exec Director and Co-founder of <a href="/ThePadProject1/">The Pad Project</a> &amp; Neville Okwaro, Kenya Menstrual Health and Hygiene &amp; GESI expert. Register here: tinyurl.com/ggcwed #MenstrualEquity
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What better way to spend #womensequalityday than with the community at RTI International (RTI Global Gender Center) to discuss why #menstrualequity is the ultimate intersectional issue. To register for this online event, August 24th at 6:30am, visit the link in my bio.

What better way to spend #womensequalityday than with the community at <a href="/RTI_Intl/">RTI International</a> (<a href="/RTI_Gender/">RTI Global Gender Center</a>) to discuss why #menstrualequity is the ultimate intersectional issue.

To register for this online event, August 24th at 6:30am, visit the link in my bio.
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On September 1st, #Texas became the 24th state to remove the #TamponTax, and on August 23rd, #NewJersey became the 11th state to mandate free menstrual products in public schools! #menstrualequity #stoptaxingmyperiod #periodtax #thepadproject

On September 1st, #Texas became the 24th state to remove the #TamponTax, and on August 23rd, #NewJersey became the 11th state to mandate free menstrual products in public schools!

#menstrualequity #stoptaxingmyperiod #periodtax #thepadproject
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I’ll be speaking at U.S. Conference on Poverty and Basic Needs 2023 on Oct 18 - 20, 2023. I would love to see you there!🎉🎉 Register here: whova.com/portal/registr… #CPBN23 via #Whova Event Platform tinyurl.com/yt5mwh2g

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This GivingTuesday , give the gift of knowledge! Help us make sure that questions like these are a thing of the past, and that girls, women, and all people who menstruate have access to age-appropriate, medically accurate, and easily understood menstrual health education. ❤️

This <a href="/GivingTuesday/">GivingTuesday</a> , give the gift of knowledge! Help us make sure that questions like these are a thing of the past, and that girls, women, and all people who menstruate have access to age-appropriate, medically accurate, and easily understood menstrual health education. ❤️
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and empowering menstruators globally and Vivi Lin (Vivi Lin 林薇), the founder of With Red (With Red & Period Museum), a nonprofit fighting for period equity and battling misconceptions around menstruation here in Taiwan. Watch the full episode here: youtu.be/qVZ39bfMHp0