Audley Phillip
DON’T TAX WOMEN PADS
…..by Audley Phillip
As the father of a teenage daughter, I have had the distinct pleasure or the unfortunate role as some might say, of having to go to the supermarket or pharmacy to buy sanitary napkins or pads as we generally call them, for her. I was and still am shocked at the cost for them and even moreso, given that it is a commodity that women and girls must use monthly..
.Menstruation is a natural phenomenon for every young girl and adult woman and sanitary pads are a basic necessity of life.. The lack of affordability is making it difficult for girls, especially school girls and young unemployed women. to buy and use them
Many school girls and unemployed young women are sometimes forced because of the lack of financial resources to find less than healthy ways to “”pad-up” during their monthly cycle.
There are health implications for girls and young women who resort to the use of unhygienic menstrual products because sanitary pads are so expensive.
All sanitary pads should be made affordable, accessible, and available to enable women and girls not to miss out on any educational and economic activities during their menstrual cycle.
Several studies have shown that a good number of school girls from poor families face great challenges to access the sanitary pads thus hampering their educational pursuits.
I am calling on the Government to ensure that all taxes and duties, import and otherwise are completely removed from all women’s sanitary products thereby ensuring a measure of tax justice that does not cause a financial burden on poor women and girls who have to put up with the cost of buying pads for such a long period of their lives and at such exorbitant prices
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