More Than Three Million Days Of School Missed Because Of Period Shame
A third of young girls are missing school due to a lack of care or access to period products, over 3 million days missed every year.
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A third of young girls are missing school due to a lack of care or access to period products, over 3 million days missed every year.
Nine million UK adults now live in hygiene poverty and choosing between cleanliness and food - a figure that has tripled over the last year.
Families have had to seek the help of charities to lay their hands on the most basic products as the cost of living crisis bites.
Chantel Graham never thought she would need to rely on donated toothpaste and soap to keep her two daughters and her house clean.
With hygiene banks now joining food banks and clothes banks, I’m calling on retailers to take drastic action and help their poorest customers, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown