Articles on Ending period poverty

March 3, 2025

English schools provide free period products – but they’re still not easy for pupils to get hold of

Maria Kathryn Tomlinson, University of Sheffield

Pupils are still struggling to access menstrual products for use during lessons and exams.

April 17, 2024

Claire Breen, University of Waikato

Punishing parents of truant children misses factors – such as poverty and hunger – keeping some children out of school.

September 18, 2018

Sarah Zipp, University of Stirling; Camilla Mørk Røstvik, University of St Andrews, and Carrie Purcell, University of Glasgow

Scotland’s commitment to providing all students with free monthly supplies is showing the world how period poverty can be tackled.

Camilla Mørk Røstvik
Research Fellow, University of Aberdeen
Sarah Zipp
Associate Professor, York University, Canada
Carrie Purcell
Research Fellow, Scotland, The Open University
Claire Breen
Professor of Law, University of Waikato
Maria Kathryn Tomlinson
Lecturer in Public Communication and Gender, University of Sheffield, University of Sheffield