Are we close? On Monday, the Scottish government officially rolled out a scheme to allow for all period products to be given for free in a way to combat period poverty. Councils and education facilities will be providing free period products to those who need them under the Period Products Act which was approved back […]
3 years ago
Scotland made some serious progress yesterday, but Ireland still has a long way to go. Yesterday, Scotland made history by becoming the first country in the world to enshrine the right to free period products into the law. With the Period Products Act, councils and education providers must make period products free and available to […]
3 years ago
Big steps. Scotland is expected to become the first country in the world to offer free period products. Starting from today, August 15th, councils and education facilities will be providing free period products to those who need them under the Period Products Act which was approved back in 2020. The law had been proposed originally […]
3 years ago
More to be done. The cost of living crisis is now having an impact on the costs of period hygiene, with almost a quarter of people struggling to afford these products. New research from WaterAid has found that almost a third of people who have periods believe they will no longer be able to afford […]
3 years ago
“It’s just an issue you can’t quantify, particularly in the area of homelessness.” The term period poverty refers to the lack of access to pads, tampons, menstrual cups, pain relief and other products relating to menstruating, and the Irish Government recognises it as a serious issue, both in terms of women’s health and gender equality. […]
4 years ago
Up to 85,000 women and girls in Ireland are at risk of period poverty. Since launching their period poverty campaign, the supermarket Lidl has provided 80,000 units of sanitary products for free to those that need them. Last year saw the supermarket become the first major retailer to offer a programme to tackle period poverty […]
4 years ago