Supporting menstrual health in Australia means more than just throwing pads at the problem
- Written by: Erin C. Hunter, Lecturer in Global Health, University of Sydney
ShutterstockMenstruation has recently had a bit of a moment in Australia.
The Victorian and South Australian governments are now providing free pads and tampons in government schools, while New South Wales is trialling a pilot program to do the same.
Attention to menstruation is exciting and long overdue. But hurried efforts to provide free pads...