The global fight against period poverty, inequality and stigma
2022年6月9日 · Period poverty affects 1.7 million women in France, a survey by the French Institute for Public Opinion has found. Kenya’s tax cut to sanitary imports In Kenya, unaffordable sanitary products, stigmatization and poor sanitation are some of the problems linked to menstruation, according to Borgen, a US global poverty campaign group.
It will take a lot more than free menstrual pads to end period …
2019年7月26日 · Donors across the globe are increasingly distributing funds to end period poverty, which is fantastic news. The UK government recently announced its campaign to end “period poverty” globally by 2030. But it is key that these programmes are directed towards evidence-based solutions – which are likely to involve more than supplying girls ...
Period poverty: why Periods shouldn’t be a financial burden?
2021年3月8日 · Recent moves to address period poverty around the world are encouraging, such as New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s pledge to provide menstrual products to students in the country for the next three years; Scotland’s announcement last November that it would make period products available for all who need them; and Britain’s promise to repeal …
Reduce period poverty and increase education in Nigeria
2022年9月22日 · Period poverty is a reality to many women and girls in low and middle-income nations, who are forced to use rags, tissue paper or leaves in place of menstrual hygiene products. Poor menstrual hygiene can pose physical health risks and has been linked to reproductive and urinary tract infections and can lead to poor educational outcomes.
Poverty: the past, present and future | World Economic Forum
2016年1月4日 · With the new Global Goals agreed this autumn (UN 2015), the issue of poverty is at the top of global agenda. In a new book, The Economics of Poverty: History, Measurement and Policy, I review past and present debates on poverty, in rich and poor countries. 1. The book strives to provide an accessible synthesis of economic thinking on key questions:
UK launches global fund to help end 'period poverty' by 2050
2019年3月5日 · Britain launched a global "period poverty" fund and taskforce on Monday to help all women and girls access sanitary products by 2050 and to tackle the stigma around menstruation. It is estimated that half of all women and girls in poor countries are forced to use rags, cloths, grass and paper during their periods since many can't afford to buy ...
Why we need to talk about period poverty | World Economic Forum
2017年10月20日 · The media interest in “period poverty” originally focused on the case of a schoolgirl using a sock because her lone mother could not afford to buy sanitary items. The topic of periods has traditionally been a taboo, but such examples need to be shared, to shame the nation into action.
Pad Women - the all-female business easing period poverty in Sri …
2019年4月5日 · Period poverty has hit global headlines in recent years, with statistics showing that even in a wealthy Western country like Britain, one in 10 girls have been unable to afford sanitary products. This year Meghan Markle became the first British royal to speak out on the once taboo issue, saying girls were missing school "because no one wants to ...
Catalonia empowers women with free menstrual care
Addressing period poverty This initiative aims to tackle period poverty, a situation where individuals lack access to safe and hygienic menstrual products due to financial constraints. A concerning 44% of women in the region have reported resorting to using less effective or uncomfortable products due to cost, while nearly a quarter have had to ...
My fight for plastic-free period products, and why it matters
2020年11月17日 · The second is the Welsh Government and councils listening to my calls for them to spend their period poverty funding, which makes products freely available at schools and colleges, sustainably. Four Welsh councils have committed to spending 100% of their funding on eco-friendly products and the Welsh Government has stipulated 50% of funding ...