I bet most of the people in this room have come on your period unexpectedly
have come on your period unexpectedly
have come on your period unexpectedly I ran at a period products while even
I ran at a period products while even
I ran at a period products while even out at some point in your lives I know I
out at some point in your lives I know I
out at some point in your lives I know I have men in the room before you stripped
have men in the room before you stripped
have men in the room before you stripped off because you think this doesn’t apply
off because you think this doesn’t apply
off because you think this doesn’t apply to you I can almost guarantee that
to you I can almost guarantee that
to you I can almost guarantee that someone that you care about has been
someone that you care about has been
someone that you care about has been affected by something like this whether
affected by something like this whether
affected by something like this whether it was your sister daughter wife
it was your sister daughter wife
it was your sister daughter wife girlfriend friend or colleague and the
girlfriend friend or colleague and the
girlfriend friend or colleague and the worst fit for them was probably that
worst fit for them was probably that
worst fit for them was probably that they were suffering in silence I
they were suffering in silence I
they were suffering in silence I couldn’t talk to you about that sir
couldn’t talk to you about that sir
couldn’t talk to you about that sir so back to the women what did you do in
so back to the women what did you do in
so back to the women what did you do in that situation when you realized you out
that situation when you realized you out
that situation when you realized you out without any period product so if you in
without any period product so if you in
without any period product so if you in work I’m guessing you would have asked a
work I’m guessing you would have asked a
work I’m guessing you would have asked a colleague but probably not just any
colleague but probably not just any
colleague but probably not just any colleague probably one you could trust
colleague probably one you could trust
colleague probably one you could trust to be discreet sir and then did you call
to be discreet sir and then did you call
to be discreet sir and then did you call you a period buy it from your name or
you a period buy it from your name or
you a period buy it from your name or did you use euphemism and then did you
did you use euphemism and then did you
did you use euphemism and then did you hide them out store product up your
hide them out store product up your
hide them out store product up your sleeve when you went to the toilet sir
sleeve when you went to the toilet sir
sleeve when you went to the toilet sir but what about if you out by yourself
but what about if you out by yourself
but what about if you out by yourself did you just use some tissue as an
did you just use some tissue as an
did you just use some tissue as an emergency matter how did you feel
emergency matter how did you feel
emergency matter how did you feel differently when you’re using that
differently when you’re using that
differently when you’re using that tissue did you feel as safe and secure
tissue did you feel as safe and secure
tissue did you feel as safe and secure as you normally do or did you just leave
as you normally do or did you just leave
as you normally do or did you just leave a few of your jobs unfinished and
a few of your jobs unfinished and
a few of your jobs unfinished and washing a bit quicker than normal what
washing a bit quicker than normal what
washing a bit quicker than normal what if that tissue wasn’t for emergencies
if that tissue wasn’t for emergencies
if that tissue wasn’t for emergencies what if you had to use tissue every time
what if you had to use tissue every time
what if you had to use tissue every time you had your period because you couldn’t
you had your period because you couldn’t
you had your period because you couldn’t afford menstral products would you still
afford menstral products would you still
afford menstral products would you still see your friends while you’re on your
see your friends while you’re on your
see your friends while you’re on your period soon or would you be too worried
period soon or would you be too worried
period soon or would you be too worried that you smell orally what about work in
that you smell orally what about work in
that you smell orally what about work in school would you be tempted to just call
school would you be tempted to just call
school would you be tempted to just call in sick for a few days a month so you
in sick for a few days a month so you
in sick for a few days a month so you didn’t have that extra stress but just a
didn’t have that extra stress but just a
didn’t have that extra stress but just a person’s example a little bit further
person’s example a little bit further
person’s example a little bit further have you ever had to choose between up
have you ever had to choose between up
have you ever had to choose between up buying food and buying mental products
buying food and buying mental products
buying food and buying mental products what if you had to
what if you had to
what if you had to between buying food for your children
between buying food for your children
between buying food for your children and buying Metzler products for yourself
and buying Metzler products for yourself
and buying Metzler products for yourself it’s pretty obvious which one you pick
it’s pretty obvious which one you pick
it’s pretty obvious which one you pick isn’t that sir
isn’t that sir
isn’t that sir there are some women in the UK you have
there are some women in the UK you have
there are some women in the UK you have to make that choice every month so every
to make that choice every month so every
to make that choice every month so every time an article about period poverty is
time an article about period poverty is
time an article about period poverty is published the comments underneath show
published the comments underneath show
published the comments underneath show that we still have a huge lack of
that we still have a huge lack of
that we still have a huge lack of understanding of the reality of period
understanding of the reality of period
understanding of the reality of period poverty because the reality is that
poverty because the reality is that
poverty because the reality is that these women aren’t spending their money
these women aren’t spending their money
these women aren’t spending their money on cigarettes and hair dye that’s not
on cigarettes and hair dye that’s not
on cigarettes and hair dye that’s not why they can’t afford menstrual products
why they can’t afford menstrual products
why they can’t afford menstrual products but I think this is symptomatic of a
but I think this is symptomatic of a
but I think this is symptomatic of a larger issue because when we don’t talk
larger issue because when we don’t talk
larger issue because when we don’t talk about something we don’t understand it
about something we don’t understand it
about something we don’t understand it and when we don’t understand something
and when we don’t understand something
and when we don’t understand something we make assumptions because we’re still
we make assumptions because we’re still
we make assumptions because we’re still not talking about period poverty enough
not talking about period poverty enough
not talking about period poverty enough we don’t know things like why it’s such
we don’t know things like why it’s such
we don’t know things like why it’s such a big problem or the number of people
a big problem or the number of people
a big problem or the number of people that are affected by it so because if
that are affected by it so because if
that are affected by it so because if you’re not if a minimum of 300,000 women
you’re not if a minimum of 300,000 women
you’re not if a minimum of 300,000 women couldn’t afford food at some point last
couldn’t afford food at some point last
couldn’t afford food at some point last year they probably couldn’t afford
year they probably couldn’t afford
year they probably couldn’t afford menstrual products either these 300,000
menstrual products either these 300,000
menstrual products either these 300,000 women are all over the UK and you meet
women are all over the UK and you meet
women are all over the UK and you meet them every day their children go to
them every day their children go to
them every day their children go to school with your children they scan your
school with your children they scan your
school with your children they scan your shopping in the supermarket so they
shopping in the supermarket so they
shopping in the supermarket so they drink in the same pub as you and they
drink in the same pub as you and they
drink in the same pub as you and they walk my dog in the same park as you
walk my dog in the same park as you
walk my dog in the same park as you because period poverty’s are hidden
because period poverty’s are hidden
because period poverty’s are hidden indeed we don’t know who is affected sir
indeed we don’t know who is affected sir
indeed we don’t know who is affected sir but these women have normal lives with
but these women have normal lives with
but these women have normal lives with houses jobs and Families they just find
houses jobs and Families they just find
houses jobs and Families they just find it difficult to afford the everyday
it difficult to afford the everyday
it difficult to afford the everyday essentials like food rent and bills so
essentials like food rent and bills so
essentials like food rent and bills so but the problem with period poverty is
but the problem with period poverty is
but the problem with period poverty is that it makes them even more hidden
that it makes them even more hidden
that it makes them even more hidden while they’re on their period they’re
while they’re on their period they’re
while they’re on their period they’re missing out on school work and seeing
missing out on school work and seeing
missing out on school work and seeing their friends because they don’t feel
their friends because they don’t feel
their friends because they don’t feel safe leaving the house without proper
safe leaving the house without proper
safe leaving the house without proper mental
mental
mental products they’re missing out on creating
products they’re missing out on creating
products they’re missing out on creating connections they’re missing out on an
connections they’re missing out on an
connections they’re missing out on an education and a chance for a better
education and a chance for a better
education and a chance for a better future they’re missing out on earning a
future they’re missing out on earning a
future they’re missing out on earning a living and progressing in their careers
living and progressing in their careers
living and progressing in their careers not having regular access to proper
not having regular access to proper
not having regular access to proper mental products is taking their
mental products is taking their
mental products is taking their independence away from them I think the
independence away from them I think the
independence away from them I think the long-term solution to period poverty is
long-term solution to period poverty is
long-term solution to period poverty is a little-known product that’s only
a little-known product that’s only
a little-known product that’s only really used by the very environmentally
really used by the very environmentally
really used by the very environmentally conscious at the moment I discovered
conscious at the moment I discovered
conscious at the moment I discovered reusable sanitary pads when I was
reusable sanitary pads when I was
reusable sanitary pads when I was preparing to go backpacking around Asia
preparing to go backpacking around Asia
preparing to go backpacking around Asia I wanted a product like a trust to use
I wanted a product like a trust to use
I wanted a product like a trust to use for the whole year but I was away
for the whole year but I was away
for the whole year but I was away reusable sign actually pads no can work
reusable sign actually pads no can work
reusable sign actually pads no can work like disposables
like disposables
like disposables but they’re made of fabric and you can
but they’re made of fabric and you can
but they’re made of fabric and you can wash them reuse them they’re much more
wash them reuse them they’re much more
wash them reuse them they’re much more sustainable than disposable because they
sustainable than disposable because they
sustainable than disposable because they last three to five years so once you
last three to five years so once you
last three to five years so once you have a whole set you don’t need to buy
have a whole set you don’t need to buy
have a whole set you don’t need to buy anymore period products for five years
anymore period products for five years
anymore period products for five years that sounds pretty good doesn’t matter
reusable sanitary pads are better for
reusable sanitary pads are better for everyone they can help us reduce our
everyone they can help us reduce our
everyone they can help us reduce our period waste way up to 97% so they’re
period waste way up to 97% so they’re
period waste way up to 97% so they’re much more comfortable to wear than
much more comfortable to wear than
much more comfortable to wear than disposables because they’re not made
disposables because they’re not made
disposables because they’re not made with chemicals or plastic they can get
with chemicals or plastic they can get
with chemicals or plastic they can get into our bodies they make us all more
into our bodies they make us all more
into our bodies they make us all more self-reliant and put our money into more
self-reliant and put our money into more
self-reliant and put our money into more ethical local businesses reusable
ethical local businesses reusable
ethical local businesses reusable sanitary pads a rebellion against
sanitary pads a rebellion against
sanitary pads a rebellion against commercial disposable pads which
commercial disposable pads which
commercial disposable pads which teachers to be ashamed of our periods
teachers to be ashamed of our periods
teachers to be ashamed of our periods and that our priority should be hiding
and that our priority should be hiding
and that our priority should be hiding them
them
them reusable sanitary pads can be a tool for
reusable sanitary pads can be a tool for
reusable sanitary pads can be a tool for us to get more comfortable with our
us to get more comfortable with our
us to get more comfortable with our bodies and understand them better access
bodies and understand them better access
bodies and understand them better access to donations of reusable sanitary pads
to donations of reusable sanitary pads
to donations of reusable sanitary pads could give women in poverty a chance to
could give women in poverty a chance to
could give women in poverty a chance to save that five pounds of medicine and at
save that five pounds of medicine and at
save that five pounds of medicine and at the end of the year they’d have the
the end of the year they’d have the
the end of the year they’d have the equivalent of nectar food shot left
but reusable sanitary pads are a big
but reusable sanitary pads are a big leap of faith for some people I had a
leap of faith for some people I had a
leap of faith for some people I had a lot of concerns about the ones I bought
lot of concerns about the ones I bought
lot of concerns about the ones I bought for myself two years ago I didn’t know
for myself two years ago I didn’t know
for myself two years ago I didn’t know if they’d be comfortable if they’d
if they’d be comfortable if they’d
if they’d be comfortable if they’d actually absorb everything and I was
actually absorb everything and I was
actually absorb everything and I was kind of worried I’d feel like I was
kind of worried I’d feel like I was
kind of worried I’d feel like I was wearing a nappy between my legs so I
wearing a nappy between my legs so I
wearing a nappy between my legs so I created my social enterprise pride paths
created my social enterprise pride paths
created my social enterprise pride paths to bring reusable sanitary pads to the
to bring reusable sanitary pads to the
to bring reusable sanitary pads to the mainstream and to address the worry is
mainstream and to address the worry is
mainstream and to address the worry is that anyone who’s new to reusables might
that anyone who’s new to reusables might
that anyone who’s new to reusables might have I’ve used the skills I learned from
have I’ve used the skills I learned from
have I’ve used the skills I learned from working in the fashion industry to
working in the fashion industry to
working in the fashion industry to create every year for sanitary pad
create every year for sanitary pad
create every year for sanitary pad that’s easy to use easy to wash and easy
that’s easy to use easy to wash and easy
that’s easy to use easy to wash and easy to understand but women like me who I’ve
to understand but women like me who I’ve
to understand but women like me who I’ve been privileged who have financially
been privileged who have financially
been privileged who have financially privileged they’ve had a good education
privileged they’ve had a good education
privileged they’ve had a good education and I have supported family and friends
and I have supported family and friends
and I have supported family and friends I wanted to give them another way to
I wanted to give them another way to
I wanted to give them another way to reduce their effect on the environment
reduce their effect on the environment
reduce their effect on the environment and who women in poverty I wanted to
and who women in poverty I wanted to
and who women in poverty I wanted to show them that reusable sanitary pads
show them that reusable sanitary pads
show them that reusable sanitary pads like so many other ethical and
like so many other ethical and
like so many other ethical and eco-friendly products aren’t just an
eco-friendly products aren’t just an
eco-friendly products aren’t just an elitist product for the middle class but
elitist product for the middle class but
elitist product for the middle class but they can help them too so if we look at
they can help them too so if we look at
they can help them too so if we look at the amount of people but access to
the amount of people but access to
the amount of people but access to donations are reusable sanitary pads
donations are reusable sanitary pads
donations are reusable sanitary pads could help it might seem like a small
could help it might seem like a small
could help it might seem like a small slice of the population but if we step
slice of the population but if we step
slice of the population but if we step back a little bit and look at the bigger
back a little bit and look at the bigger
back a little bit and look at the bigger picture and look at the look at how
picture and look at the look at how
picture and look at the look at how that’s more slice of the population can
that’s more slice of the population can
that’s more slice of the population can affect the rest of society then we’ll
affect the rest of society then we’ll
affect the rest of society then we’ll see the real affects reasonable sanitary
see the real affects reasonable sanitary
see the real affects reasonable sanitary pads can help because what reusable
pads can help because what reusable
pads can help because what reusable sanitary pads are really doing is
sanitary pads are really doing is
sanitary pads are really doing is empowering women in poverty and the
empowering women in poverty and the
empowering women in poverty and the effective empowered women can be massive
effective empowered women can be massive
effective empowered women can be massive when women are more active in the
when women are more active in the
when women are more active in the workforce and society they’re more
workforce and society they’re more
workforce and society they’re more likely to get involved in politics
likely to get involved in politics
likely to get involved in politics and fight for local issues and the
and fight for local issues and the
and fight for local issues and the economy grows at a faster rate empowered
economy grows at a faster rate empowered
economy grows at a faster rate empowered educated mothers and more likely to
educated mothers and more likely to
educated mothers and more likely to spend more the household income and
spend more the household income and
spend more the household income and their children and they’re more likely
their children and they’re more likely
their children and they’re more likely to raise healthy children who stay in
to raise healthy children who stay in
to raise healthy children who stay in school longer and the cycle will
school longer and the cycle will
school longer and the cycle will continue they’re healthy educated
continue they’re healthy educated
continue they’re healthy educated children who’ve had a good family life
children who’ve had a good family life
children who’ve had a good family life and more likely to boost the economy
and more likely to boost the economy
and more likely to boost the economy themselves and less likely to end up in
themselves and less likely to end up in
themselves and less likely to end up in poverty or a teenage parents so so the
poverty or a teenage parents so so the
poverty or a teenage parents so so the effects that we use for Santi pads could
effects that we use for Santi pads could
effects that we use for Santi pads could have could be massive right sir but
have could be massive right sir but
have could be massive right sir but what’s the point in knowing all this if
what’s the point in knowing all this if
what’s the point in knowing all this if we can’t actually put it into practice
we can’t actually put it into practice
we can’t actually put it into practice because we fought the first hurdle just
because we fought the first hurdle just
because we fought the first hurdle just talking about periods because we have to
talking about periods because we have to
talking about periods because we have to admit we’re not very good at that
admit we’re not very good at that
admit we’re not very good at that this can be especially hard if you’re a
this can be especially hard if you’re a
this can be especially hard if you’re a man but the more you talk about it the
man but the more you talk about it the
man but the more you talk about it the easier it gets so I’ve come up with a
easier it gets so I’ve come up with a
easier it gets so I’ve come up with a few tips to make the conversation a bit
few tips to make the conversation a bit
few tips to make the conversation a bit easier the first is to go into the
easier the first is to go into the
easier the first is to go into the conversation sideways so there’s been a
conversation sideways so there’s been a
conversation sideways so there’s been a lot in the news recently about periods
lot in the news recently about periods
lot in the news recently about periods of menstral products like did you see
of menstral products like did you see
of menstral products like did you see that ad which used the red liquid
that ad which used the red liquid
that ad which used the red liquid instead of that mysterious blue let
instead of that mysterious blue let
instead of that mysterious blue let Kuerten talk about something like that
Kuerten talk about something like that
Kuerten talk about something like that and then transition into asking people
and then transition into asking people
and then transition into asking people about their experiences and be honest if
about their experiences and be honest if
about their experiences and be honest if you’re embarrassed acknowledging the
you’re embarrassed acknowledging the
you’re embarrassed acknowledging the elephant in the room will probably help
elephant in the room will probably help
elephant in the room will probably help the person you’re talking to you feel a
the person you’re talking to you feel a
the person you’re talking to you feel a little bit more relaxed as well and
little bit more relaxed as well and
little bit more relaxed as well and finally be practical no one’s expecting
finally be practical no one’s expecting
finally be practical no one’s expecting you to find it really easy to talk about
you to find it really easy to talk about
you to find it really easy to talk about the biology of periods and it’s normal
the biology of periods and it’s normal
the biology of periods and it’s normal to be a bit squeamish about that so so
to be a bit squeamish about that so so
to be a bit squeamish about that so so talk about the practical side like the
talk about the practical side like the
talk about the practical side like the products they can use the features they
products they can use the features they
products they can use the features they have how those products can benefit them
have how those products can benefit them
have how those products can benefit them and fit into their lives so go home
and fit into their lives so go home
and fit into their lives so go home tonight and talk to someone about
tonight and talk to someone about
tonight and talk to someone about periods
periods
periods I love if you talk to me you can find in
I love if you talk to me you can find in
I love if you talk to me you can find in all social media pride paths thank you
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