In an attempt to eliminate the so-called "physiological poverty" in which necessary sanitary napkins are not available, Gunma Prefecture has begun an initiative to install a dedicated machine in a private room of a public facility's toilet and distribute sanitary napkins free of charge. rice field.
This initiative was started this month by Gunma Prefecture in collaboration with a private company in Tokyo at the prefectural office, the Showa Government Office of the prefecture, and the Prefectural Museum of Natural History.
When the user holds the app downloaded in advance over the machine installed in the private room of the women's toilet, one sanitary napkin comes out from the outlet.
You can use one sheet every two hours per person, up to a total of seven sheets in 25 days, and the cost of the napkin will be covered by a private company displaying an advertisement video on the screen of the machine.
The prefecture is working to eliminate "physiological poverty," such as placing free sanitary napkins in the girls' toilets of all prefectural schools. It means to install it.
Fumiyo Ishii, General Manager of the Gender Equality Office of the Children's Division of Gunma Prefecture, said, "We want to reduce the anxiety and burden of women by creating an environment where they can use it whenever they want."