Sanitary products
Furloughed Government Employees Are Running Out of Menstrual Products
Over the last couple weeks, I Support the Girls, a nonprofit for menstrual equity, has been inundated by requests for period products from workers affected by the shutdown.
Trump’s New Man in New Zealand? A Nude-Modelling Torture Enthusiast
Plus the latest on Dan Carter's drink driving charges, government funding for tampons, the fight to contain wildfires and other News of Zealand.
News of Zealand: an Ambitious Plan to Kill All Introduced Pests and Australia Now Locking Up More Kiwis Than Anyone Else
It's everything you need to know in NZ on a Monday.
Tampons Will Soon Join Helicopters and Kangaroos as Non-Taxed Items in the UK
The UK government has said it is "a step closer" to ending the so-called "tampon tax," a 5 percent charge on women's sanitary products, imposed by the European Union.
For Asylum Seekers Menstruation Is a Complicated and Often Humiliating Process
Women are often forced to line up for hours to access pads and tampons. Many bleed through their clothes and are forced to make due with tent cloths.
A Night Out with Anonymous X
The group is made up of volunteers who hand out high-calorie meal packs, clothes, and sanitary products to Melbourne's homeless.
We Spoke to the Women Fighting Australia’s Tampon Tax
Australia's 15 years of taxing periods may finally be coming to an end soon. But why has this recent campaign been more successful than previous attempts?