Home Health SCOTLAND: World Leaders in Free Pads, Tampons for Women and Girls SCOTLAND: World Leaders in Free Pads, Tampons for Women and Girls By Women in Leadership - November 25, 2020 904 0 Sanitary pads and tampons free in Scotland It is an almost perfect world for women and girls in Scotland as sanitary pads and tampons are distributed free of charge by the Government. The Members of Parliament unanimously voted for a bill that culminated in free sanitary products for all in the country. The bill is a welcome financial relief for 98 percent of women who have the monthly reproductive cycle every month. The Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill passed unanimously in the house shows the support from men in this gender issue. The implementation of the bill will cost the country 32 million dollars annually. Women and girls will not suffer the shame of stained dresses and skirts from using local products like pieces of sponge or mattresses and leaves. MPs in Scotland during debates for the bill tackled formerly taboo topics like heavy bleeding and endometriosis. Scotland has scored a first across the world in offering sanitary products free of charge for all who need them. …Subscribe to receive Women in Leadership Stories in Your Email… RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Hot issues LOVE ENDED IN MURDER: From a celebrity to a murder crime suspect; Jacque Maribe murder case Health CELEBRATING ONE YEAR SINCE MY SISTER DIED BY SHARING HER STORY Hot issues 4 things to Remember Gov. Ngilu said at Bomas BBI Report Launch Latest Stories Where Great Minds Are Shaped: St. Anne’s Lioki Excelling in Raising Women Leaders Women in Leadership - September 25, 2022 Kiambu has only two female Constituency MPs, and they were schoolmates in one secondary school in the County. Alice... KIAMBU: Upcoming Women Leaders to Watch Women in Leadership - September 2, 2022 Known not to give up, and passionate about public and community service, five women who contested for political office in different parts... Sarah Cheruiyot, Ruto’s Mum, at Bomas Women in Leadership - August 15, 2022 Sarah Cheruiyot, mother to UDA Presidential Nominee William Ruto, arrived at the Bomas of Kenya at 4.00pm on August 15, 2022 to... Gladys Wanga Wins Homabay Women in Leadership - August 11, 2022 Gladys Wanga added to the number of female governor in Kenya after winning the gubernatorial seat in Homabay County during Elections 2022.