Alabama Teens Recognized for Helping to Pass State’s First Period Poverty Law
Brooke and Breanna Bennett, Co-Founders of Women in Training, Inc., recently received the first-ever Engage Woman Award for Non-Profit Leadership
Brooke and Breanna Bennett, Co-Founders of Women in Training, Inc. (WIT), recently received the first-ever Engage Woman Award for Non-Profit Leadership at Engage’s Remarkable Women Reception and Dinner, which took place last month in Washington, D.C.
They were recognized for their advocacy work – helping to create and pass Alabama’s “period poverty” law in April 2022, which allocates $200,000 to the Alabama Department of Education to provide grants for menstrual products to students in Title I schools.
Engage – a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting women’s economic security through bipartisan and commonsense solutions. The award was presented to the Bennett sisters by U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), who remarked on their demonstration of leadership in their collective home state of Alabama.
1 in 5 girls in the U.S. have missed school due to lack of access to period products1. The Bennett sisters are helping to alleviate this issue – starting in their home state of Alabama – and encouraging others across the U.S. to enact nation-wide policy change to help #EndPeriodPoverty. To date, only 22 states have passed a law to provide free period products to some capacity.
“It is an incredible honor to be awarded the Engage Woman Award for Non-Profit Leadership and be recognized among all the incredible Engage Woman Award recipients – not to mention speaking about an issue near and dear to our heart in front of change makers in Washington, D.C.,” said Brooke Bennett, Co-Founder of Women in Training, Inc.
WIT is also a longstanding partner of menstrual care product manufacturer Always, Procter & Gamble (P&G), parent company of Procter & Gamble Professional (P&G PRO). The organization was named one of Always’ 50 Period Heroes for its significant efforts to reduce period poverty nationwide.
“Through Women in Training, Inc., we realize we’re doing something greater than providing period products to people in need – we are inspiring change in not just our home state, but across the country. Systemic change to help #EndPeriodPoverty is needed and is possible across the U.S. by supporting legislation like Congresswoman Grace Meng’s Menstrual Equity for All Act. Together, we can all help #EndPeriodPoverty,” said Breanna Bennett, Co-Founder of Women in Training, Inc.
To find out more about how to #EndPeriodPoverty, visit always.com/en-us/about-us/end-period-poverty
