On February 25 this year, the Scottish parliament voted almost unanimously to make women’s sanitary products freely available. That the “pink tax” rumours seemed credible at all says a lot about our prevailing attitudes towards reproductive health and feminine hygiene. The fight to break these taboos has been ongoing for decades now, but in the face of the ongoing climate crisis, it has never been more urgent. And if there’s anything we know about the ongoing climate crisis, it’s that the biggest resource we’re running low on, is time. It really isn’t just a girl thing; this matter concerns every one of us.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 07, 2020 14:03 UTC