The Premier League innovates again by proposing inclusion in the bathrooms where many women now go
An image of Emirates Stadium, where he plays his games Arsenal, went viral on social media last weekend: “We don’t believe you have to pay for these products. Please take what you need,” read a sign on the women’s bathroom, under which there were two containers with tampons and pads. The initiative is nothing more than the campaign “On The Ball”, which tries to facilitate access to these products for all women football fans in the United Kingdom.
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The idea was born in Glasgow six years ago when Orlaith Duffy, Erin Slaven and Michaela McKinley They came together to make visible the role of fans in this sport, demanding the need for these products to be easily accessible on soccer fields.
“People don’t go around paying for toilet paper rolls or soap,” Slaven told the british channel bbc at the time they launched the campaign. “One of the complaints we face is that people say if you can afford a ticket, you can afford a tampon. That’s easy to refute, because at Celtic many tackles are given charitable associations, So many do not pay entry or transportation, why would they pay for their hygiene products?”
Glasgow Celtic were the first to hear them and were followed by a twenty clubs, the first being from London Clapton CFC. Currently the Liverpool, el Brighton & Hove Albion, Huddersfield Town y Dundee United are some of the clubs that have joined the initiative, which focuses on the idea that feminine intimate hygiene products should be accessible to everyone at zero cost, that this issue should not be taboo and that a conversation about menstruation must be created so that social attitudes change, increase the visibility of female football fans and raise awareness about poverty and periods.
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According to a study by the association Bloody Good Period, A woman can spend about 4,800 pounds (5,700 euros) throughout their lives, while a 2017 investigation revealed that 10% of women and girls cannot afford these products, in addition to 12% of them having had to improvise with the period.
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