RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY – Felician University’s Student Government Association is taking the next step in promoting gender equality on campus in its new partnership with the Aunt Flow Initiative. In collaboration with Aunt Flow, Felician University will be providing students with free period products beginning in January 2023. As of January 10, dispensers stocked with free cotton menstrual pads and tampons are installed and available in restrooms on the Lodi and Rutherford Felician University campuses.

In response to calls from the student community for greater access to period products on campus, the university’s Student Government Association (SGA) pursued a partnership with Aunt Flow. A female-owned company, Aunt Flow’s mission is to combat “period poverty” and further gender equality worldwide by providing equal access to period products, one institution at a time. In 2021, Aunt Flow donated more than 1.6 million period products to those in need and continues to partner with businesses and universities to ensure universal access to menstrual products.

“Providing equal opportunity to a quality education for all students, regardless of gender, race, or status, is a guiding principle of Felician University,” said David Crawford, Graduate Senator for the Student Government Association at Felician. “The cost of period products forms a barrier to education for too many students across the nation. Felician affirms with the Aunt Flow initiative that combating period poverty is a crucial step in promoting gender equality.”

By promoting equal access to menstrual products, Felician University is removing gender-based obstacles to education, one free period product at a time.

Learn more about Aunt Flow and the mission to end Period Poverty here: https://goauntflow.com/our-story/

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Felician University inspires and engages more than 2,100 undergraduate, graduate, and adult education students through programs in the Schools of Arts & Sciences, Business & Information Sciences, Nursing, and Education. Over the past five years, Felician University has ranked 3rd among private institutions in New Jersey for best value according to payscale.com and #1 Safest College Campus in New Jersey according to niche.com. The Master of Science in Nursing program is ranked one of the best online graduate nursing programs in the nation by U.S. News and World Report. Felician University was designated as a Military Friendly School (Gold Status) for the ninth year recognizing its strong support for Veteran students.  The university is recognized for its diversity as an HSI (Hispanic Serving Institution) and MSI (Minority Serving Institution), having underrepresented students comprise more than half of the student population. With campuses in Rutherford and Lodi, New Jersey, the Franciscan values of social justice, compassion, and respect for human dignity serve as an inclusive foundation for transforming the lives of tomorrow’s leaders. For more information, please visit https://felician.edu.