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WE, WOMEN ...

Theresa May and Julia Gillard:
An International Women’s Day Conversation
https://youtu.be/nuO82-zT9Zw

In the past many of us have looked to buy our period or menstrual products in the supermarket, in the aisle
marked feminine hygiene. To many this has made this natural female monthly body function seem like it’s
more of a cleanliness issue…. marketing and TV adverts have all evolved over the years, with adverts for
menstrual products being part of a norm rather than a hidden away secret. We need to talk about our bod-
ies not in a way that makes us feel we must speak in hushed tones but ones that show to girls of all genera-
tions this is the normal functioning part of a female body. This way when we have pains or problems, we can
speak knowing that men and women have an understanding and empathy. With the red boxes in our public
toilets and those at schools and colleges this conversation has helped to end period poverty, and the loss of
school and working days when a person cannot afford to buy period products.
Let’s keep these conversations going, well done to all retailers who change the way periods are regarded by
each section of the population.

By: Jo Kinsey President BPW UK