Whoever has watched Jane The Virgin knows who Gina Rodriguez is. Rodriguez has been blowing up social media with her support with Latinos, and also just getting her name out there. Her movie Miss Bala has made her become more prominent and given her a huge platform. She is an activist and always stands up for things she believes in. She has now focused on something not everyone is aware of which is, period poverty.
Period poverty isn't shown or been informed, so many people lack knowledge about this problem. According to a survey by Always, "One in five girls have to miss school, in the US", because they don't have the supplies needed when you have your menstrual cycle. Rodriguez has started the #EndPeriodPoverty campaign, which will enable her to donate $15 million dollars to schools. This will enable schools to have a sufficient amount of products needed. To Gina Rodriguez, education has impacted her life in a huge way. Rodriguez says that sophomore her religion teacher talked about West African culture and their way of storytelling. At that moment Rodriguez knew she wanted to tell a story with her acting.
School is one of the most important places in a child's life. It shapes you, teaches you, and maybe you find something inspiring along the way. Many teens take to school for granted, they dread school days. A lot of teens don't notice that school is helping them big time and we owe it to them for many things. It's crazy how many girls don't have access to basic human needs, like a tampon or a pad.
Women are trying to bring up the issue. Meghan Markle, who has a big role in the world, spoke about this is an issue in India. According to Shape, the governor of New York declared that public schools are now required to offer these products to young girls.
