{"id":1919,"date":"2018-08-18T11:48:18","date_gmt":"2018-08-18T11:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandbox.heygirls.co.uk\/katya_staging\/news\/shocking-reality\/"},"modified":"2022-05-12T09:28:42","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T09:28:42","slug":"shocking-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandbox.heygirls.co.uk\/katya_staging\/news\/shocking-reality\/","title":{"rendered":"Pad Ad &#8211; The Shocking Reality of Period Poverty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hey Girls\u2019 shocking Pad Ad hit the Metro last week, highlighting the lengths that some women and girls go to during their periods.<\/p>\n<p>1 in 10 girls in the UK have struggled to pay for pads and tampons, with 12% reporting that they\u2019ve resorted to using socks, rags, toilet roll and even newspaper instead, according to research by <a href=\"https:\/\/plan-uk.org\/media-centre\/1-in-10-girls-have-been-unable-to-afford-sanitary-wear-survey-finds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Plan International UK<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hey Girls\u2019 \u2018Make your own sanitary pad\u2019 campaign \u2013 that asked readers to cut out and make their own sanitary pad from the newspaper template &#8211; highlights the lengths that some women and girls go to during their periods, serving as a powerful reminder that this is the reality for many in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Celia Hodson, Founder of Hey Girls, said: \u201cWe wanted people to see this ad and be shocked &#8211; to take a moment to stop and think. 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