How Much Do You Spend on Menstrual Products in a Year?

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How much do you spend on menstrual products each year?       A civic group in Taiwan says a voucher for young women aged 16-22 to exchange for menstrual products should replace a current policy which offers free sanitary items to mainly students who may be struggling financially. But some who would be eligible for the voucher say cash doesn’t help in an emergency.      Reporter: Irene Lin   Videographer: Ryan Wu   Video Editor: Alison Nguyen     #TaiwanPlusNews #MenstrualRights #SanitaryItems #Taiwan

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00:01Taiwan is proposing vouchers worth about 40 U.S. dollars per year for menstrual products,

00:07specifically for teenage girls and young women.

00:10Menstrual products are a necessity, but an extra cost for women around the world,

00:14especially for those struggling to make ends meet,

00:17as about 9 percent of women in Taiwan struggle to buy sanitary items for their monthly needs.

00:22In my own way, I want to use 170 U.S. dollars per month, and eat 90 U.S. dollars per month.

00:28Right now, free products are not limited to low-income students.

00:32They're available to anyone with urgent needs.

00:35The current policy in Taiwan, implemented by the Education Ministry in 2023,

00:40allocates over US$8 million each year to menstrual products.

00:45It suggests schools of all levels make feminine hygiene items freely available in clean, convenient locations.

00:51But there have been arguments from civil groups,

00:54saying that the vouchers should replace the free sanitary products

00:57to avoid stigmatizing disadvantaged students and improve access to quality products.

01:02And while some who would be eligible for the vouchers are happy to see some assistance,

01:07they also say cash doesn't help in an emergency.

01:10The expenses are quite high.

01:12I think it's quite a benefit.

01:15We don't need to be able to take care of these things.

01:17But I actually see that it is more like everyone's love to put in love.

01:23That I think it's a bit of a doubt.

01:26It's not a difference.

01:28I think it's not a difference.

01:30Because if you put in love, it means that people don't want to take.

01:34We don't want to take it.

01:36If you have a toilet, you don't want to take it.

01:39If you don't have a toilet, you don't want to take it.

01:42I would like to use it.

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