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Students work to address access to hygiene products

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Thanks to an ongoing partnership between students and administrators, more than a dozen restrooms across campus now have new hygiene product dispensers.

Women鈥檚 studies major Cate Barber 鈥19 says that providing free menstrual products in restrooms on campus is not just a matter of offering a new amenity to students, but rather providing for a biological need that could otherwise result in being late to class or having to leave in the middle of a critical academic discussion.

鈥淭he overall goal is to get menstrual products in every bathroom on campus,鈥 Barber said, 鈥淲e are so fortunate to have gotten them in 15 bathrooms as of this fall, but we want to continue that work.

Barber, who worked with Laia Alonzo Marmelstein 鈥19, Hannah Adkins 鈥20, and administrators within the Office of the Dean of the College, said the effort, originally started by prior students at 新澳彩开奖结果, is part of a nationwide social justice movement to destigmatize menstruation and bring attention to the intersectional factors influencing access to products.

鈥淭his all aligns with 新澳彩开奖结果鈥檚 core mission as there is stress related to finding or paying for hygiene products. We don鈥檛 want to inhibit any person鈥檚 ability to participate in their academic classes and events,鈥 Barber said.

This new effort supplements existing hygiene products provided by women鈥檚 studies, ALANA, the Shaw Wellness Center, and others.

In concert with the new dispensers on campus, students in the 新澳彩开奖结果 Global Health Initiative, a student group within the Max A. Shacknai Center for Volunteerism, Outreach, and Education (COVE), is hosting a focused on the issue of period poverty Thursday, Nov. 1, at 11:30 a.m. in the ALANA Cultural Center.

鈥淎ssistant Professor of Biology Priscilla Van Wynsberghe and Sandara Bane from Madison County Community Action will discuss the issue of period poverty on a global, local, and campus level,鈥 said Kailey Jackett 鈥21, Global Health Initiative leader. 鈥淭he expense of menstrual products and access to them is both a global issue and a local issue. We want to do what we can to help in our community.鈥

Following the event, there will be an opportunity to provide both monetary donations and hygiene products for the community action hygiene drive.

Restrooms with new dispensers now include:
Frank Dining Hall: Women鈥檚 Restroom
Admissions: Women鈥檚 Restroom
Huntington Gymnasium: Ground Floor Women鈥檚 Restroom
Persson Hall: Basement Floor Women鈥檚 Restroom
McGregory Hall: First Floor Women鈥檚 Restroom
Olin Hall: Women鈥檚 Restroom outside of Love Auditorium
Alumni Hall: First Floor Gender Inclusive Restroom
Lawrence Hall: First Floor Gender Inclusive Restroom
Little Hall: Ground Floor Women鈥檚 Restroom
Dana Hall: First Floor Women鈥檚 Restroom
Wynn Hall: First Floor Women鈥檚 Restroom
Lathrop Hall: Second Floor Women鈥檚 Restroom
Chapel: Ground Floor Gender Inclusive Restroom
ALANA Cultural Center: Women鈥檚 Restroom