Period poverty is one aspect of poverty, but it’s also a matter of public health, equality and dignity. How does period poverty affect some people in Amsterdam? Find out more in these clips below, and do keep issues like period poverty in mind when you research and decide who to vote for on March 15! […]
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In the second half of 2022 we had the pleasure of Carmen Gubert-Husson, a student from the International School of Haarlem, reaching out to us about a zine she wanted to make about period poverty. We are happy to share the final result with you! And as always with zines: go forth and print, fold and […]
Read moreWe have celebrated Scotland’s step to make free period products universally available. We have seen other countries, such as the UK and France, also pass significant legislation concretely addressing period poverty. Unfortunately, there are still no such national measures in place in the Netherlands. Raising the minimum wage is the single most significant step the […]
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Policy-makers and anyone interested can now review NF’s robust data analyzed by Opinium’s researchers. The results confirm what we have been talking about ever since we began: that period poverty is a very real, growing issue in the city, and not only among those living at or below the poverty line.
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Another advocacy win! Behind the scenes we’ve been working hard at getting period poverty on the agenda throughout the city of Amsterdam. Last Tuesday, Iris Pauw (GroenLinks) put forth a motion in the city district committee of Amsterdam West, urging the city district to take concrete steps toward ending period poverty in Amsterdam. We collaborated […]
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We’re gearing up for our collab research project with Opinium which officially starts tomorrow. We hope you’ve marked your calendar and that we can count on you to help us spread the survey link far and wide in Amsterdam! As we prepare for this launch, we’ve also been busy advocating. Last night, NF coordinator Nicole Römer […]
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To better understand period poverty in Amsterdam, we need your voice. We’ve been cooking up something new, and in a few days, you’ll be able to help us. How? By taking part in an online study on period poverty we’re launching together with international research agency Opinium. The online survey will take about 5 minutes […]
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On July 1st, we’re closing the Neighborhood Feminists office and pausing our social media to observe Keti Koti (or Dia di Abolishon), marking the abolition of slavery. It took until 1863 before the Netherlands officially ended slavery in Suriname and the former Antilles. The horror continued, however, as enslaved people were forced to work another […]
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A few weeks ago, with International Menstrual Health Day* in mind, we put out a call on Instagram for people who’d be willing to join our push against stigma by talking publicly about their own experiences with periods. We honestly had no idea what to expect. What we did know is that to end period […]
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Click here to read this post in Dutch. For nearly a decade, people around the world have been marking May 28th as International Menstrual Hygiene Day. Beyond promoting good menstrual health and hygiene on this day, their goal has been to end period stigma and break the silence around period poverty. We love this goal–all […]
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