We quietly ensure that no young person misses school because they have their period.
Aug 18, 2022 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
It would seem, Maya, that you don't fully understand period poverty. We've put together a thread for you.
Our work focused on schools and educational settings - supporting over 5,000 in the UK - and period poverty was, and still is, very much real and 'a thing' in the UK
Period products are widely available, yes, but when your budget is small and spent on other living costs such as rent, energy and food - there's isn't much budget, if any, left for period products
We, sadly, regularly hear of families struggling to purchase period products
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We’ve seen many more comments since @DavidLammy supported #FreePeriods legal campaign for free menstrual products in all schools, so felt a thread could be useful👇
Sceptics tend to focus on the cheapness of supermarket brands (a packet of 12 pads can cost less than £1) & quite often comment on what is seen as a carelessness/ imprudence on part of parents who fail to provide such products for their kids
