The right to healthy period products is not a privilege
Toxic chemicals have no place in period products. Join the fight!
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General
Women are disproportionally affected by toxic plastics
The report by the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and toxics highlights that ” women face a disproportionate amount of the burden of plastic pollution”.
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Menstrual Products and their Disposal
Though 89% of females in the study believed that menstrual waste is a matter of concern, 58% of them were clueless about its fate.
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HEJSupport Interview with Ebby Weyime, Founder of The Grace Cup
In a country where some people don’t even make a dollar a day, a pad doesn’t really become a necessity, over something like food.
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Moving Away from Menstrual Capitalism
While advancements in the menstrual product industry have led to increased freedom and choice for people who menstruate, marketing strategies have begun to co-opt feminist messaging in order to commercialize these necessities for financial gain.
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HEJSupport Interview with Kate Elliott, President at Changing the Flow
“Menstrual equity is having equal access to period products, ways to manage menstruation, as well as education around reproductive health.”
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Environmenstrual Week 2020
The objectives of Environmenstrual Week in 2020 are threefold: to advocate for an end to period poverty, to promote the conversation surrounding eco-friendly period products, and to help end the taboo around periods.
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Period Poverty and the Global Pandemic
Period poverty is being exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, more than ever, is a good time to advocate for sustainable menstruation and menstrual equity.
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The transparency of ingredients in the contents of menstrual products is still a wish list
New research suggests that menstrual products may account for as much as 28% of total phthalate exposure in women.
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Webinar Plastic- and Toxic-free Menstruation Products
HEJSupport together with Women`s Voices for the Earth and Women Environmental Network hosted a webinar on plastic- and toxic-free menstruation products. You can find the presentations here.
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