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Supporters of the Period Products bill at a rally outside Parliament in Edinburgh in February 2020
SCOTLAND would become the first country to make period products freely available if MSPs vote for new legislation today.
Holyrood is set to vote on the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill, which intends to introduce a legal right of free access to items such as tampons and sanitary pads in public buildings.
Scottish Labour health spokeswoman Monica Lennon campaigned for the world-leading legislation to introduce free universal access to sanitary products, aiming to tackle period stigma and the effects of periods on education.
Legal frameworks designed to safeguard women are too often weaponised against them, reinforcing male power and entrenching injustice. The FiLiA Ending MVAWG Team highlight some of the issues
On the eve of the 157th Trades Union Congress, MICK WHELAN, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ union, celebrates victory in his campaign to get dignity for drivers at work