Women Bleeding for Change: Advocating Against Period Poverty

Period poverty is the lack of access to sanitary products due to financial constraint or lack of proper education around periods. Because of this, periods are affecting the lives of many women and young girls, negatively impacting either work, school or common life. In 2021, almost two million girls in the UK missed out on school because of their period. According to Plan International, 64% of girls aged 14–21 in the UK missed out on school because of their period. The UK’s ‘cost-of-living crisis’ refers to the fall in ‘real’ disposable incomes as inflation has risen immensely since 2021. As a result, UK households are almost £900 poorer than pre-pandemic times and period poverty has soared at an all-time-high. Despite the tampon tax being eradicated three years ago, women in the UK are still left facing higher prices for period products. According to the UK government, the tax collected approximately £15m per annum. Charity organisation Bloody Good Period stated that an order of 1,000 packs of pads cost £1,331 in April 2022 however, by October 2023, the same order cost £1,556, a 17 per cent rise. <a href="https://medium.com/@elianaodasilva/women-bleeding-for-change-advocating-against-period-poverty-6e365f869866">Visit Now</a>