Whereas menstrual health is an integral part of overall health because most women menstruate, on average, for 40 years of life between menarche and menopause; Whereas the World Bank estimates that globally, 500,000,000 people lack access to menstrual products and clean, safe water and sanitation facilities for menstrual hygiene management; Whereas the United Nations Population Fund recognizes that menstruation is intrinsically related to human dignity; Whereas menstrual health impacts the fulfillment of rights such as adequate and secure housing, education, safe and healthy working conditions, and freedom from discrimination; Whereas 6,000 women in the United States enter menopause each day; Whereas access to safe, private water and sanitation facilities is essential for effectively managing menstrual hygiene with dignity; Whereas cultural stigma and lack of access to menstrual health and hygiene education, sanitation, and infrastructure can limit access to school, employment, and religious activities; Whereas negative stigmas around menstruation can impact girls from the onset of puberty and throughout the remainder of their lives; Whereas menstruation is a normal and healthy part of life for most women and girls, yet, in many societies, the experience of menstruators continues to be constrained by cultural taboos and discriminatory social norms; Whereas the lack of resources for safe and dignified management of menstruation can cause discomfort and psychological stress and add to the shame and sometimes depression that women and girls experience as a result of menstruation-related taboos and stigma; Whereas women’s health research continues to be understudied, resulting in a lack of research and education around menstrual and uterine health issues such as fibroids, endometriosis, and polycystic ovary syndrome, impacting millions of women in the United States; Whereas an investment in menstrual health is an investment in gender equity and equality