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Tampon costs outweigh that of toilet paper
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Given that every single woman on the planet menstruates, it makes it all the more unreasonable and illogical that women throughout the world struggle with access to the necessary products. As an under-the-radar issue that has persisted long throughout history, unequal distribution of menstrual products is a simple problem with a simple solution. Nearly…
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Periods with Pride leads another successful drive
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Periods with Pride, a club at NPHS, recently had a holiday drive from Dec. 13-17, right before winter break. Himani Pothulu, junior and co-president, describes the club as a part of a larger organization that focuses on collecting and donating menstrual products. “It’s actually a branch, like a local leader program off of the…
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Menstruation takes on public bathrooms
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We need to normalize menstrual products and consistently provide basic necessities for women. School bathrooms are a great place to start out, but going forward we need more recognition and compensation in all restrooms, especially public places. If we provide toilet paper without expense in public restrooms, there should be menstrual products provided as…