HebrideanUltraTerfHecate on Nostr: Re these reusables, not all women can use the internal stuff, for various reasons, ...
Re these reusables, not all women can use the internal stuff, for various reasons, nor want to, also, cleaning things relies on there being ample hot water, again, not always possible. Kids do not have autonomy in these things either, so they are fine for those who want and can use them. but they are not for everyone. I see a kind of stigma growing around this now, re women who don't use them, that pisses me off a lot.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-68563763
Jess Matthews, who grew up in care and experienced period poverty, tells Newsbeat it was an isolating experience.
"You were given a monthly allowance, but it wasn't much money at all. "It made you feel embarrassed, especially because a lot of the other young people around were boys. So you couldn't really talk to anyone about it."
Jess now volunteers with The SuPer Project, in Nottingham, to make reusable menstrual products. "We've definitely seen more people coming to us saying that they've been struggling to afford products," Jess says.
"People need all the money they can get at the moment to put on their gas, pay the utility bills, buy food. "So because the cost-of-living crisis has got so bad, people are more likely to come to us now and say, 'Actually, I really need some help'."
The average cost of disposable products in the UK is around £10 a month per person, according to charity Bloody Good Period....................................................
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-68563763
Jess Matthews, who grew up in care and experienced period poverty, tells Newsbeat it was an isolating experience.
"You were given a monthly allowance, but it wasn't much money at all. "It made you feel embarrassed, especially because a lot of the other young people around were boys. So you couldn't really talk to anyone about it."
Jess now volunteers with The SuPer Project, in Nottingham, to make reusable menstrual products. "We've definitely seen more people coming to us saying that they've been struggling to afford products," Jess says.
"People need all the money they can get at the moment to put on their gas, pay the utility bills, buy food. "So because the cost-of-living crisis has got so bad, people are more likely to come to us now and say, 'Actually, I really need some help'."
The average cost of disposable products in the UK is around £10 a month per person, according to charity Bloody Good Period....................................................