{"id":41643,"date":"2020-03-03T17:05:30","date_gmt":"2020-03-03T17:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=41643"},"modified":"2020-03-03T17:05:30","modified_gmt":"2020-03-03T17:05:30","slug":"wales-lags-behind-scotland-in-tackling-period-poverty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/03\/03\/wales-lags-behind-scotland-in-tackling-period-poverty\/","title":{"rendered":"Wales lags behind Scotland in tackling period poverty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Continued stigma around menstruation &#8216;makes it harder to solve problem&#8217; <\/h3>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Top-image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Top-image.png 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Top-image-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Top-image-770x433.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Top-image-500x281.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Top-image-293x165.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Top-image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Top-image.png 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Top-image-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Top-image-770x433.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Top-image-500x281.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Top-image-293x165.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Period products are set to become free in Scotland. <br \/>Photo: TOTM. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>WALES is lagging behind in the fight against period poverty as Scotland backs a bill to become the first nation to provide free products. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>The Period Products (Free Provision) Scotland Bill passed the first stage with 112 votes, one abstention and no opposition. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>This is not the first time Scotland has been ahead of Wales. This year Wales pledged funding for period products for colleges, primary and secondary schools, after England and Scotland had already made the move.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was disappointing that Wales were the last to pledge the money to people in colleges. I hope Wales is not the last again,\u201d said Chisomo Phiri, a period poverty campaigner and former Wales women\u2019s officer for the NUS.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"750\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Chizi.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Chizi.png 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Chizi-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Chizi-770x602.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Chizi-500x391.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Chizi-293x229.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Chizi.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Chizi.png 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Chizi-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Chizi-770x602.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Chizi-500x391.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Chizi-293x229.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Chisomo Phiri has been campaigning to end period poverty. <br \/>Photo: NUS Wales.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>When Miss Phiri was in the role, she asked AMs to pledge their help to end period poverty. Many responded with support but said they did not have the means to tackle the issue. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cGirls\nmissing out on their education because they can\u2019t access period products is a\nbarrier to making men and women equal,\u201d said Miss Phiri.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWales\nwants to be a feminist nation, but I think they need to put their money where\ntheir mouth is and make it happen,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"750\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Letter-to-AMs.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Letter-to-AMs.png 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Letter-to-AMs-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Letter-to-AMs-770x602.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Letter-to-AMs-500x391.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Letter-to-AMs-293x229.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Letter-to-AMs.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Letter-to-AMs.png 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Letter-to-AMs-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Letter-to-AMs-770x602.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Letter-to-AMs-500x391.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Letter-to-AMs-293x229.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption><strong>Chisomo Phiri wrote to Assembly Member&#8217;s asking them to support her campaign<\/strong>.<br \/>Photo: NUS Wales.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Molly Fenton, 17, from Llanishen, has started a campaign called Love Your Period that aims to fight period poverty, remove the stigma around menstruation and raise awareness of plastic in products. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>She said that before the \u00a33.1m funding was provided for schools and colleges some students were forced to use socks and newspaper.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI feel\nthat Wales has got a long way to go before we can even start thinking about free\nperiod products for everyone,\u201d said Ms Fenton. <\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"700\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Molly-Fenton-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Molly-Fenton-2.png 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Molly-Fenton-2-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Molly-Fenton-2-770x561.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Molly-Fenton-2-500x365.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Molly-Fenton-2-293x214.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Molly-Fenton-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Molly-Fenton-2.png 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Molly-Fenton-2-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Molly-Fenton-2-770x561.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Molly-Fenton-2-500x365.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Molly-Fenton-2-293x214.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Molly Fenton has started a Love Your Period campaign.<br \/>Photo: Harry Fenton.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Period products still have a 5% luxury tax, and issues about the amount of plastic in period products have been raised with alternatives such as plastic free tampons and reusable menstruation cups now available.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think there is so much happening in the menstrual world that we need to suss out before any big decisions can be made,\u201d said Miss Fenton.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Miss\nFenton believes that the stigma around periods is one of the reasons period\npoverty is such an issue. People are too embarrassed to bring it up, so the\nproblem goes unsolved.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe need\nto break the stigma and educate and then eventually we can follow Scotland and\nget those free products,\u201d said Miss Fenton.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>TOTM is an ethical and sustainable period care brand based in Cardiff. Natalie Rowley, marketing manager of TOTM, said she agrees improving access to period products across communities beyond schools and universities is important.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cMany\npeople in society are unable to afford essential sanitary products and we need\nto create safe public spaces where these products are made available, for free,\nwithout stigma,\u201d said Ms Rowley.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>However,\nshe believes that if governments are going to provide free period products,\nthey need to consider sustainable options.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Menstruation-cup.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Menstruation-cup.png 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Menstruation-cup-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Menstruation-cup-770x433.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Menstruation-cup-500x281.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Menstruation-cup-293x165.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Menstruation-cup.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Menstruation-cup.png 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Menstruation-cup-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Menstruation-cup-770x433.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Menstruation-cup-500x281.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Menstruation-cup-293x165.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption><strong>TOTM sells ethical and sustainable period products. <\/strong><br \/>Photo: TOTM.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\nreally believe it would be a huge mistake to provide plastic-filled products,\nit would be tackling the problem of period poverty but contributing heavily to\nour current climate crisis,\u201d said Ms Rowley.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The Welsh\nGovernment was contacted and asked whether Wales could\nfollow Scotland in discussing free period products for all that need to use\nthem.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>It did not answer that question, but a spokesperson said: \u201cIn Wales, we provide free period products in schools, colleges and to a wide range of community groups and organisations. There is also free provision in hospitals.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Continued stigma around menstruation &#8216;makes it harder to solve problem&#8217; WALES is lagging behind in the fight against period poverty as Scotland backs a bill to become the first nation to provide free products. The Period Products (Free Provision) Scotland Bill passed the first stage with 112 votes, one abstention and no opposition. This is not the first time Scotland has been ahead of Wales. 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