This episode of the Women's Health Podcast looks at the accessibility of feminine and menstrual products across the globe and in the United States. We examine the barriers surrounding women's accessibility to these products including price, socioeconomic status, and the social stigma, particularly surrounding menstruation.
References
Healthcare Data for Low-Income Women: www.kff.org/report-section/beyond-the-numbers-access-to-reproductive-health-care-for-low-income-women-in-five-communities-executive-summary/.
Global Perspective of Women's Health study: http://www.bmj.com/content/343/bmj.d5712?
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State Policy and Women's Health study: https://www.ncsl.org/research/health/improving-womens-health-state-policy-options.aspx
Period and Poverty Article: www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/period-poverty-everything-you-need-to-know/
Globalization, poverty and women's health journal: Globalization, poverty and women’s health: Mapping the
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UN Booklet on Actions Against Women's Violence: http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/vaw/handbook-for-nap-on-vaw.pdf
Work Life and Women's Health: http://www.who.int/gender/other_health/Gender,HealthandWorklast.pdf
WHO Data on Global Violence Against Women: http://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/publications/vi/en/index.html
Women's Health Data from the WHO: http://www.who.int/
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Tampon Tax Info from Tax Foundation: https://taxfoundation.org/tampon-taxes-sales-tax/
Tampon Tax NPR Article: https://www.npr.org/2018/03/25/564580736/more-states-move-to-end-tampon-tax-that-s-seen-as-discriminating-against-women
American Menstrual Crisis TIME article: https://time.com/3989966/america-menstrual-crisis/
Ending Pink Tax article CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/15/health/pink-tampon-tax-ohio-wellness-trnd/index.html
