Over a quarter of Amsterdam women can't afford period products
2 years, 2 months ago

Over a quarter of Amsterdam women can't afford period products

NL Times  

Over a quarter of Amsterdam women couldn’t afford menstruation products like tampons or pads at least once during the past year, sometimes forcing them to stay home from school or work. And the problem is growing, the non-profit organization Neighborhood Feminists and research agency Opinium found in the first-ever study of menstruation poverty in Amsterdam, Het Parool reports. While menstruation poverty - women and girls unable to go to school or work because they can’t afford menstruation products - has received more attention in recent years, there has been little to no quantitive research in the Netherlands. Of the women who couldn’t afford period products, more than 60 percent made do with alternatives like toilet paper.

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Period poverty forcing women to leave tampons in longer and risk their health
1 year, 7 months ago

Period poverty forcing women to leave tampons in longer and risk their health

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Damning new research carried out by prominent NGO ActionAid shows …

Netherlands now has over 1,000 distribution points for free menstruation products
2 years, 3 months ago

Netherlands now has over 1,000 distribution points for free menstruation products

NL Times  

The Poverty Fund now has over 1,000 distribution points for free menstruation products spread throughout the Netherlands. The Poverty Fund receives daily calls and emails asking about drop-off or collection points. The Fund has distribution points for packages containing sanitary towels and tampons in different shapes, sizes, and brands in every province. People can also find menstrual products at food …

ACT government could soon be required to provide free period products in public places
3 years ago

ACT government could soon be required to provide free period products in public places

ABC  

Sanitary products would be accessible across the national capital to anyone who needs them under a new proposal to stamp out period poverty in the ACT. "Period poverty" refers to period products becoming unaffordable to some people — with some forced to experience their monthly cycle without sanitary products, improvising by using toilet paper, cloth or newspaper. The Period Products …

Period poverty stops some people from being able to leave the house. A new program is offering a solution
3 years, 4 months ago

Period poverty stops some people from being able to leave the house. A new program is offering a solution

ABC  

When Tara Witts was a high school student, there were times her period kept her at home. Key points: Period poverty is a lack of access to sanitary products, education about menstrual health, toilets and handwashing facilities Women report the cost of sanitary items can mean they are unable to leave their homes during their periods A new project in …

Students can grab free menstrual products at Amsterdam University VU
3 years, 4 months ago

Students can grab free menstrual products at Amsterdam University VU

NL Times  

Students from the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam built a “menstrual cabinet” where students can take tampons and sanitary pads for free, AT5 reported. “People believe that affording period products is not a problem for students”, Nicole Römer from Neighborhood Feminists told AT5. “I think it’s a really good that students from the VU came up with this idea.” “Menstruating, you …

Rotterdam tackles period poverty by giving free hygiene products to girls
3 years, 6 months ago

Rotterdam tackles period poverty by giving free hygiene products to girls

NL Times  

The municipality of Rotterdam will provide feminine hygiene products to girls from low-income families, broadcaster NOS reported. The Rotterdampas is a system aimed at providing 500 euros to children between the ages of 12 and 17 from resident families with the lowest incomes. Previous research showed that about one in ten Dutch females between the age of 12 and 25 …

France Makes Menstrual Products Free for Students, Here's How Other Nations are Fighting Period Poverty
3 years, 10 months ago

France Makes Menstrual Products Free for Students, Here's How Other Nations are Fighting Period Poverty

News 18  

The French government on Tuesday announced that it would be making period products available for free for students in the country. French Higher Education Minister Frederique Vidal said that tampon and sanitary pad vending machines, sanitary towels and other menstrual products will be made available free of cost for students at the student residences and university health services in the …

Period Poverty: Many schools still 'not aware' they can order free tampons and pads for pupils, charity says
4 years, 4 months ago

Period Poverty: Many schools still 'not aware' they can order free tampons and pads for pupils, charity says

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Many schools and colleges are still unaware that they can access free …

Tampon and pad shortages in lockdown means now is the time for sustainable period products
4 years, 6 months ago

Tampon and pad shortages in lockdown means now is the time for sustainable period products

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Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. I found that their knowledge about other available options to manage periods is severely lacking, and …

Talking about a menstrual revolution: Asia’s period problems
4 years, 10 months ago

Talking about a menstrual revolution: Asia’s period problems

Hindustan Times  

Olivia Cotes-James wants us to talk about menstrual health. No more euphemisms, no more opaque marketing, no more superstitions, and no glossing over cramps, bleeding, or pain: Reframing current attitudes is vital for female empowerment and health, as well as the environment, says the 29-year-old founder of LUÜNA Naturals, which hails itself as Asia’s first period care company with an …

One in ten Dutch girls can’t afford tampons, sanitary pads
5 years, 2 months ago

One in ten Dutch girls can’t afford tampons, sanitary pads

NL Times  

Nine percent of girls and young women between the ages of 12 and 25 in the Netherlands sometimes can't afford to buy tampons or sanitary pads. Because the topic is deemed too shameful to talk about, this results in them resorting to paper towels or toilet paper, cutting back on things like fruit or vegetables, or missing school or work, …

How women around the world manage their periods
5 years, 8 months ago

How women around the world manage their periods

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy From menstrual cup to cloth, menstruation skirt or homemade sanitary pad, …

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