Women can’t afford period products. Talking about it is key to fixing this shame
by Érica Carnevalli from US news | The Guardian on (#6AGH1)
Period poverty is widespread in the US, and Covid worsened the crisis. Yet it remains shrouded in stigma and shame'
Lynette Medley wasn't usually shocked when a client divulged they'd done something illegal. As a sexual health therapist in Philadelphia, she focused on supporting vulnerable low-income people who engaged in risky and even criminal behavior. But she was appalled - and flooded with memories - when a young woman confided that she worked as a sex worker so she could afford to buy basic hygiene products, including tampons.
How is this still happening?" Medley thought to herself. I had to go through this pain. My daughter had to go through this pain - and nothing seems to have changed."
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