What We Live and Breathe: Expert Insights on Inclusivity in UK Period Poverty Initiatives

Emerging research explores lived experiences of period poverty in the UK. 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.