Advice Five lessons from two friends with a shared mission to eradicate period poverty Young entrepreneurs, Eloise Hall and Isobel Marshall share five lessons they learned on how to use the power of friendship for good.
Menstrual hygiene Free period products for all state school students in Queensland Students attending any state school in Queensland will now have access to feminine sanitary products free of charge.
News & Views This charity is working to give women better access to period products in remote Indigenous communities The Wurrumiyanga Women’s Centre on Bathurst Island in the Northern Territory has received a delivery of about 1000 free period products.
News & Views Brazil’s president vetoes plan to distribute free pads and tampons President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil has vetoed a plan to distribute free pads and tampons to vulnerable women and girls.
News & Views 1 in 5 Australians ‘improvise’ period products, unable to afford pads & tampons Many Australians are forced to use toilet paper and other unsuitable alternatives when managing their period, a new study has found.
News & Views Melbourne City Council to launch pilot program providing free period products Melbourne City Council agreed this week to launch a year-long pilot program providing free period products in public spaces in the city.
News & Views NSW to trial free period products in government schools The NSW Department of Education has revealed it will trial a pilot program providing free pads and tampons to students.
News & Views All students to get free pads & tampons in NZ: ‘Access to period products shouldn’t be a barrier’ From June, all students in New Zealand will be able to access free sanitary products including pads and tampons.
News & Views Scotland becomes first country to make period products free for all The Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill was passed with a unanimous vote through the Scottish parliament on Tuesday.
Business Period stigma at school & in the office is real. This business wants to change that Pixii is a service that provides eco-friendly, plastic-free tampons and pads to workplaces and schools, in a bid to end period stigma.
News & Views New study uncovers reality of period poverty in Australian schools “Period poverty is a real issue that is under-researched,” Dr Ruth Knight from QUT Business says of a new study of the issue in schools.
News & Views Periods don’t stop for pandemics, in fact, they get worse The pandemic has made period poverty worse for those who already struggled to afford and source products to manage their periods safely and with dignity.
