Schoolgirls Turned Into ‘Pupils Who Menstruate’

A sign from The Times UK. Government advice on free sanitary products in schools repeatedly referred to “students who menstruate” rather than to “girls”. A document on the Department for Education (DfE) website detailed how providing menstrual products to girls did not disadvantage anyone under the Equality Act. Its wording angered women’s campaigners, however, who … Continue reading Schoolgirls Turned Into ‘Pupils Who Menstruate’