Taipei pilot project to give students free menstrual padsBy Tsai Ya-hua / Staff reporterTo tackle the issue of “period poverty,” the Taipei Department of Education is considering offering free menstrual pads to female junior-high school students. Referencing New Zealand’s experience, department officials said they have discussed the matter with junior-high school administration officials and teachers. The pilot program, to be launched as early as June, would provide menstrual pads provided by corporate sponsors to 1,500 of the about 25,000 female junior-high school students in the city, she said. Boys and girls have different needs, and girls using menstrual pads should be seen as normal, not embarrassing, Pan said. Female students at the school were not in agreement over how free menstrual products should be distributed.

Source: Taipei Times April 04, 2021 15:56 UTC