By now I am sure we have all heard the story of the Tesco store in Cardiff that told a woman that she could not by sanitary towels and tampons because it is apparently not an 'essential' item - yet alcohol and pickles apparently are.
I know that the store has since apologised and the Welsh government has also made clear that period products are indeed essential items so I don't mean to flog a dead horse, but I feel the fact that a decision like this in the first place says a lot about how society views matters affecting women - or in this case not thinking about women at all.
It shows once again why it's so important to have women in decision making because if you leave it to men, you would be back to being banished to a separate room and locked away until your period is over!
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