“Let’s break the stigma”: The new site supporting menstruators to create period positive workplaces
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“Wherever there is toilet paper there should also be period products” – Eloise Hall.
Just in time for Women’s Health Week, Australian female-founded social enterprise TABOO has launched a new campaign as part of its mission to end period poverty in Australia.
In an effort to spark conversation around period-positive workplaces, TABOO has launched Bloody Important Conversation, a new microsite that hopes to address period poverty and alleviate the pressure menstruators may feel when contacting their workplace about stocking free period products.
Did you know that of menstruators in the workplace who start their period unexpectedly, 86% don’t have access to the supplies they need? This is just one of the statistics TABOO is looking to tackle.
“Employers haven’t yet recognised their responsibility to provide period products to their staff,” explains TABOO’s Managing Director, Eloise Hall (pictured above).
“Many businesses provide free lunches and alcohol, so why not tampons? Too many Australians are struggling to afford their period care, it’s time to make a real change. All of TABOO’s company profits are committed to supporting at-risk communities’ access to dignified period care, so the impact stretches far beyond the office.”
Trying to take the difficulty out of approaching a boss or workplace about providing free period care, Bloody Important Conversation provides a simple anonymous online form where people can provide their employer’s name, email and organisation and TABOO will facilitate the conservation on behalf of them and connect companies up with TABOO’s ‘Cycle Supply’ program.
Free period care in the workplace? It’s about bloody time.
Feature image: Flash Point Photography
