Welcome to the Ladies.'s website!

We, the Ladies., are a Girls Build LA team determined to reduce the suffering many people go through during menstruation when they cannot afford or access feminine hygiene products, end period stigma starting with our school and community, and educate the public on the true meaning of menstruation. Follow our posts on Facebook and Instagram at #LadiesPeriod.

What is Girls Build LA?

Mission Statement

Girls Build Los Angeles (GBLA) is a program that "challenges young women from public middle and high schools in LA County to use STEM principles and 21st Century learning skills to affect social change". We are proud to be a Girls Build LA team this year, and are receiving funding from the program to make our project into a reality. Girls Build LA is an initiative of the LA Promise Fund.

California Academy of Mathematics and Science

We attend the California Academy of Mathematics and Science, which is a diverse school with a heavy emphasis on the STEM fields. The Los Angeles County Area has a population of 10.17 million with 50.7% females. Approximately 20% of females live in poverty, thus making our community an ideal target for the project. At CAMS, we are a strong, diverse family who encourage each other to go beyond the limits.  We decided to reach out to surrounding communities in Carson and the overall Los Angeles County Area, which has one of the highest concentration of homeless in the nation, to help improve their lives and the community.

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Our project objective is to provide homeless women in the Los Angeles area with feminine hygiene products and to increase male awareness of what menstruation really is. This will help suffering women, provide students with knowledge about menstruation, create understanding and empathy for what others go through, reduce embarrassment for a natural biological function, and contribute to building a community without period-shaming. Period products are expensive and are even under sales tax in California because they are not labeled as "necessities". Homeless women are forced between stealing or using socks or other available absorbent material when they do not have access to free pads and tampons. This can lead to health issues such as sexually transmitted diseases or vaginal infections. Not only do homeless women have to face their periods, but both girls and women in low-income families may not have the money to purchase sanitary products. We also educate our fellow classmates on what periods are and that they should not be shamed by our society.

You shouldn't have to decide between a pad and having lunch. 
-NYC Council Member Julissa Ferreras-Copeland

More Information About Project Period.
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Our project will demonstrate awareness to the community and help alleviate the struggle women have to go through every month. Through our project, people will understand that these bodily functions are unavoidable, and that they should be accepted rather than considered ‘impure’ or ‘dirty’. Men, especially those who are not fully knowledgeable about this reality, will learn about menstruation and what they can do to help. Awareness and aid will be provided to women who cannot provide themselves with their own feminine products. Perhaps the world, starting with Los Angeles, will learn that periods are just a natural way of life and not something to be shamed, and period products will become more affordable and accessible to people in poverty by means such as reducing unjust feminine product taxes, which account for over $20 million annually in taxes in just California.