Period products, including tampons and sanitary pads, are now free of cost in Scotland to anyone who needs them.
Period products are seen in a Scottish supermarket in 2020, when Scotland's parliament initially approved legislation to make such products available for free.
"Providing access to free period products is fundamental to equality and dignity, and removes the financial barriers to accessing them,""Proud of what we have achieved in Scotland. We are the first but won't be the last,"Awareness has grown in recent years about how access to period products can affect education and economic stability for people who need them.
In the U.S., a package of tampons or menstrual pads costs around $7 to $10 for a supply that may last a month or two. About 14% of American college students struggle to afford period products, a number higher among Black and Latina women, according to. And those who regularly struggled to afford them were more likely to experience depression, researchers found.
Research has shown that a lack of access to period products can cause women and girls to miss school or work.
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