period poverty
Scotland Becomes First Country in the World to Make Period Products Free
Campaigners hope the move will put an end to period poverty, which affects one in five women living in Scotland.
Homeless Women Talk About How They Deal With Their Period
The choice is between free bleeding and having to change a tampon out on the street.
This Is How One Country Gave Free Menstrual Products to All Its Students
The Scottish government allocated £9.2 million to offer free sanitary products in schools and convinced other places in the UK to follow suit.
scotland is going to be the first country to make pads and tampons free for all students
The $6.7 million scheme is a major step in eradicating period poverty, which sees hundreds of thousands of young women struggle to afford basic sanitary products.
The 'Tampon Crusader' Who Pushed to Make Periods a Political Issue
Broadly spoke to Jennifer Weiss-Wolf, the author of a new book on menstrual equity, about what it's like to live in "The Year of Infinite Period Possibility."
In Historic Move, Scotland Will Give Low-Income Women Free Pads and Tampons
Few, if any, countries provide women with free sanitary products because they're not seen as necessary—but women are hugely impacted when they can't afford menstrual care.
The Activists Making Sure Kids Don't Miss School Because of Their Periods
Schoolchildren in the UK are missing class because they can't afford tampons and sanitary pads—but feminist activists Fourth Wave are on the case of period poverty.