As free sanitary products are set to be introduced to schools, teachers and students want to know: what is being done to tackle the stigma around periods in schools? She has researched period stigma in schools and believes it is a major problem. Instead of chocolates, the box contained sanitary products in a rainbow of colours. One student – typically a boy – puts on a panda head, while girls accompany him round the school giving out free sanitary products. However, for Bowen-Viner, clubs and peer workshops will never be enough and she is calling on the government to tackle period stigma nationally in schools.

Source: The Guardian January 07, 2020 06:56 UTC