We need to lower taxes on the raw materials used to manufacture menstrual products and on the products themselves so that they become affordable and accessible to every woman and girl.
Menstrual health is not a luxury.
It is dignity, health, education, and a human right.
Every month, girls get their periods. Yet for many, the best option available is toilet paper, rags, sand, or a pad which can’t help.
We call this period poverty, but that phrase makes it sound like the problem is only about money. It is deeper than that.
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Every missed school day is missed knowledge, opportunity, and a future slowly being narrowed.
Yet in our government, there is little to no budget allocation for menstrual health education or sustainable access to products. While distribution programs help, they ain’t sustainable