Throne Labs and Egal, two mission-driven companies committed to revolutionizing access to public restrooms and menstrual products,  have announced the groundbreaking Menstrual Equity Programs to celebrate Menstrual Hygiene Day May 28th. Menstrual equity – ensuring affordable access to menstrual products for all – is a crucial issue of health, dignity and gender equality. In the U.S., period poverty causes one in three low-income women to miss work or school. Two in five women have struggled to afford menstrual supplies, and 20 states still tax these necessities as “luxury goods.” 

Working with like-minded municipal partners such as Fairfax, VA, Hyattsville, MD, Ann Arbor, MI and Washington, D.C., Throne and Egal will bring menstrual products to more public restrooms. “Throne was founded to reduce the stress of needing a bathroom,” says Jessica Heinzelman, Throne’s co-founder and COO. “Providing free menstrual products is another way we can make life easier for residents and visitors.”

Egal’s rolls of sanitary pads are available right in the stall – the first and only solution to offer this kind of privacy and convenience. The pads can be hung just like toilet paper or mounted using Egal’s patented, custom-designed roll dispenser. With 40 pads per roll, they are much easier and less expensive to refill than traditional pad/tampon dispensers mounted by sinks that often jam or go empty.

“Our pads on a roll ensure privacy, accessibility, and dignity for all who menstruate,” says Penelope Finnie, CEO of Egal. “Egal’s mission is to deliver a convenient, shame-free menstrual product that will be as commonly available as toilet paper.”

Both Egal and Throne are committed to destigmatize conversations around periods and ensure nobody is held back from school, work or life due to lack of menstrual products.