“Although it directly affects women, menstruation is a problem for the whole world,” he tweeted after his appointment.
The appointment of a man to a post from which he will promote women’s free access to tampons and sanitary napkins has sparked a backlash in Scotland, with former tennis champion Martina Navratilova calling the decision “ridiculous”.
From Monday, local councils and schools in Scotland are required by law to provide free sanitary napkins and tampons to all women. This law was passed in 2020.
But in the town of Dundee, north of Edinburgh, a man was chosen to see to it that the law was enforced. Jason Grant, a former personal trainer, will spend the next two years promoting the new legislation to schools and universities and securing sufficient funding to implement his program. It should also encourage discussion around menstruation and menopause.
“This is completely ridiculous,” Navratilova fumed on Twitter. “Have we ever tried to explain to men how to shave or how to take care of their prostate? It’s absurd,” he added.
“I cannot understand how anyone came to the conclusion that it is a good idea to appoint a man,” wrote Susan Dalgety, a chronicler and women’s rights activist.
Jason Grant himself argues that precisely because he is a man “the barriers will fall, the stigma will be reduced” and his presence will help in a more open discussion on the issue. “Although it directly affects women, menstruation is a problem for the whole world,” he tweeted after his appointment.
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