Category: menstrual products

Providing Menstrual Products for Workers Under New Mandate Will Cost Federal Employers an Estimated $16 Million a Year

Federal employers are estimated to spend over $16 million annually in providing workers with menstrual products, as required by a new labour department mandate, according to a government report. “The absence of menstrual products in the workplace can translate into physical and psychological health and safety risks for menstruating employees,” reads a government report titled “Regulatory Impact…


California Public Schools to Provide Free Menstrual Products in Restrooms, Including Boys’

California public schools of 6–12 grades will soon provide free menstrual products in their restrooms, including boys’. AB 367, also known as the Menstrual Equity for All Act of 2021, requires the 6–12 grade schools to provide free menstrual pads and tampons in all of their girls’ and all-gender restrooms, and in at least one…