Period Poverty

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Across
  1. 4. what term is used to describe the marketing and selling of menstrual hygiene products by means of feminist messages that attempt to create a ‘halo effect’ for companies that are ultimately commercial enterprises? (9,10)
  2. 7. What term does Astrup use to describe the compounding stigma around menstruation? (5)
  3. 8. Which menstruation company created the first reusable tampon applicator and was awarded a B-corp for its impact on the sustainability and accessibility of period products? (4)
  4. 9. what is the name of the campaign, developed by Cardiff University student Georgie East, to eliminate the stigma and provide accessible period products for all across campus? (6,7)
  5. 11. What certification is given to businesses that meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose? (1,12)
Down
  1. 1. What social tradition involves women and girls having to sleep outside in a cowshed whilst on their period in Nepal? (8)
  2. 2. Surname of the author that released the book ‘periods gone public’ and began leading the charge for equitable menstrual policy in the United States? (5,4)
  3. 3. What month in 2021 did the bill: ‘The Period Products (Free Provision)’ become an Act in Scotland? (7)
  4. 5. What was the name of the first full length period poverty documentary presented by Diva International, to address the cultural and social subjugation of people who menstruated by taking the audience on a global journey through India, Uganda, the UK and North America? (8,3)
  5. 6. The name of the event hosted by Brunel London University alongside Plan International UK in January 2020 to address the issue of menstruation, inequalities and social change. (7,3,6)
  6. 10. Surname of the author of the paper:”Period Poverty in Public Schools: A Neglected Issue in Adolescent Health”. In this paper she addresses the lack of access to menstrual hygiene products in a public secondary school situated in a low-income population in Missouri and the effects this has upon the pupils. (4)