For millions of girls across Africa and Asia today, #Menstruation means staying home from school. Often, owing to a lack of #PeriodProducts, these girls miss up to a week of class every month.

For their families, pads are too expensive, too difficult to access or too taboo to prioritize over other needs. 1/2

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/opinion/girls-school-menstruation.html

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Opinion | The Shame That Keeps Millions of Girls Out of School

Because of a lack of access to menstruation products, girls across Africa and Asia often stay home from school when they have their periods.

The New York Times

Even in the #UnitedStates, where 20 states tax pads and tampons as nonessential, luxury items, one study found that nearly a quarter of teenage girls struggle to afford #MenstrualProducts. 2/2

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampon_tax

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Tampon tax - Wikipedia