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To: Homeless Women and Women

Make feminine products free

I want us women, especially homeless women, to not have to pay for these products (Pads, Tampons, and Diva cups) because sometimes they can cost a lot of money in some stores and I don’t want us women to have to go thru that anymore.

Why is this important?

If you live in a not wealthy family or home, you would understand that some of us women just don’t have enough money for these products. So I'm asking for at least 500,000 signs so us women (especially homeless women) don’t have to use our money on these products (Pads, Tampons, and Diva cups) anymore.
In some stores these items can be very expensive depending on the sellers, so I think as a women myself that these products should be very much free. I think most of us women very much think and shall ask for period poverty. The stigma, silence and misinformation around menstruation, essentially overlook the intersectionality of class, caste and gender.
The menstruation blood is strictly distinguished from other bodily fluids and culturally portrayed as dirty, unclean and impure. The existence practice of everyday religious dogmatism enables this practice of internalized taboo and therefore, institutionalizes the legitimization of cultural shame around menstruation. Us women cannot control our periods like it’s controlled, some may not agree but Midol should be free (an over-the-counter medication that stops period cramps).
The inadequate access to menstrual products and education around hygiene has been a serious barrier in working towards menstrual equity. The instances of not only the lack of availability of sanitary napkins but also washing facilities and waste management attached to it turn this into an expensive affair. The conversation around period poverty aims to create a dialogue to reduce stigma and spread proper education encompassing menstruation. It is also important to acknowledge in conversation around period poverty, ‘not all menstruators are women and not all women menstruate’. There are women across the globe not experiencing menstruation due to various medical conditions.
It is important for us to engage in dialogue around menstruation beyond gender binary. In most third world countries, menstruation is also strictly impacted as a result of malnutrition, and India is not an exception. Thank you for taking your time out of your day to read this. #Blessthewomen

Updates

2023-06-29 13:27:44 -0400

10 signatures reached