{"id":74912,"date":"2023-02-24T13:07:32","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T13:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=74912"},"modified":"2023-03-28T01:58:11","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T00:58:11","slug":"the-cardiff-sisters-who-refuse-to-stop-campaigning-to-end-period-poverty-in-wales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2023\/02\/24\/the-cardiff-sisters-who-refuse-to-stop-campaigning-to-end-period-poverty-in-wales\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cardiff sisters who refuse to stop campaigning to end period poverty\u00a0in Wales"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The two have helped shape Welsh period policy since they first caught the Welsh Government\u2019s attention in 2019<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>TWO sisters have been helping reduce period poverty for Welsh women and girls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Molly Fenton, 20, started the Twitter campaign Love Your Period in 2018 with her sister Tilly, 16.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Molly\u2019s male-centric experience of sex education at school led her to take matters into her own hands and start the campaign. She said: \u201cI personally had no period education&#8230; but I was taught how to put a condom on.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Fentons joined forces with the Welsh Government to start Period Proud Wales, a scheme to destigmatise periods and increase access to free period products.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"595\" height=\"603\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-28-at-01.52.09.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-28-at-01.52.09.png 595w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-28-at-01.52.09-296x300.png 296w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-28-at-01.52.09-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-28-at-01.52.09-293x297.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"595\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-28-at-01.52.09.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-28-at-01.52.09.png 595w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-28-at-01.52.09-296x300.png 296w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-28-at-01.52.09-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-28-at-01.52.09-293x297.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Action 1 of the new plan. Source:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stoppcampaign\/\">stoppcampaign  page <\/a>on Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n <iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Period Proud Wales: Ysgol Gwynllyw\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QUEPwAs1w-Q?start=83&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Period Proud Wales: Ysgol Gwynllyw\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QUEPwAs1w-Q?start=83&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript> \n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Her long-term goal is legislation like Scotland\u2019s Period Products Act 2021 which forces local authorities to provide free, reasonable access to period products for everybody.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Welsh Government have recently updated their period policy, in consultation with the girls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Molly believes that girls are simply not given enough information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNo one is taught how to put tampons in, and toxic shock syndrome is a deadly reality,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Molly explained that achieving period dignity requires more than providing access to free period products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just not throwing money at the problem. It\u2019s pretty clear what needs to be done, they [the Welsh Government] were hoping the problem would just clear up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPeriod dignity means providing the correct information and education for everybody, even if they don\u2019t menstruate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe want to make sure that women are no longer given items without being taught how to use them.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A government team will conduct a review of what went well and what didn\u2019t in Period Proud Wales\u2019 previous years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new plan commits to expanding product access to the private sector, as well as drawing more attention to menopause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Molly and Tilly refuse to hand out any products unless they have an informational leaflet attached.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe make sure that they\u2019re clear with minimal writing, not inaccessible or like a prescription,\u201d said Molly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Molly, 20, has campaigned to end period inequality since 2018. She runs the Twitter campaign Love Your Period with her sister Tilly, 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They provide free informational leaflets and provide posters free of charge to libraries, schools, churches, and community centres across Wales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Molly was inspired by an all-male panel at her school that decided period poverty debates were too taboo. This alerted her to the societal stigmas surrounding periods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She also noticed that men\u2019s desires were prioritised over women\u2019s biological needs in sex education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI personally had no period education but was taught to put a condom on. I\u2019ve even heard of gender segregation in schools when girls learned about periods. Boys simply got extra play time,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"592\" height=\"592\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-28-at-01.52.29.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-28-at-01.52.29.png 592w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-28-at-01.52.29-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-28-at-01.52.29-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-28-at-01.52.29-293x293.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-28-at-01.52.29-390x390.png 390w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-28-at-01.52.29-585x585.png 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"592\" height=\"592\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-28-at-01.52.29.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-28-at-01.52.29.png 592w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-28-at-01.52.29-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-28-at-01.52.29-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-28-at-01.52.29-293x293.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-28-at-01.52.29-390x390.png 390w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-28-at-01.52.29-585x585.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Molly still worries about the impact that period stigma has on both men and women: \u201cMy period education was so bad that I only recently learned that tampons expired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMore education would also stop the menstruation myths circulating and stop men making sexist jokes.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Fentons\u2019 long-term goal is to convince the Welsh Government to make period products available free of charge for anyone who needs to use them, just as they are in Scotland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe want to emulate what\u2019s happened in Scotland. Their Period Products Act 2021 provides reasonably convenient access to free period products,\u201d Molly said.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/molly-awar-min.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74919\" width=\"375\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/molly-awar-min.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/molly-awar-min-234x300.jpeg 234w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/molly-awar-min-293x376.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/molly-awar-min.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74919\" width=\"375\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/molly-awar-min.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/molly-awar-min-234x300.jpeg 234w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/molly-awar-min-293x376.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Molly Fenton  holding her St David award.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Molly won the St David Award for Young Person of the Year in 2021. She hopes to continue campaigning when she starts university in September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Love Your Period campaign can be accessed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LoveYourPeriod1\">here.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The teenagers from Thornhill have helped shape Welsh period policy since they first caught the Welsh Government\u2019s attention in 2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":960,"featured_media":74917,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,309],"tags":[1291,7720,8250,982,984,987,310,339,927],"coauthors":[8109],"class_list":["post-74912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-thornhill","tag-cardiff-2","tag-inequality","tag-men","tag-periods","tag-poverty","tag-stigma","tag-thornhill","tag-wales","tag-women"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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