Editor’s note: This blog post refers to individuals who menstruate as women because the author wanted to highlight gender inequality in health care. We acknowledge that not all individuals who menstruate identify as women and that not all individuals who identify as women menstruate, but feel this generalization is appropriate considering the gendered nature of most health care policies.
To most government officials, feminine hygiene products are a luxury item. But, every day, women are being poisoned by their own bodies because they lack access to even the most essential health products.
Meanwhile, most men have no problem getting covered for pills that will help them get a boner.
Although still greatly outnumbered and underpaid compared to their male counterparts, women have made so much progress. Yet inequality still lies in the most basic areas of human well-being. Women are still facing unequal treatment when it comes to health care and are paying out of pocket for necessary female health products, particularly tampons and pads.
http://dailybruin.com/2015/07/20/free-tampons-would-slow-flow-of-gender-inequality/This is all very true, however, consider the plight of men who would like to wear high heels all day and who self identify as high heeled, but find that society does not accept their heel identity.
Even though many business executives still suffer from the malais of penny loafers and oxford formal shoes, the spotlight is being put on the gendered nature of inequality in shoe products.
Every single day, men are being subjected to the grossest inequality in public perceptions and society's acceptance of shoes. As a protest against this and to highlight the problem, next season NFL is to be done with all players wearing high heels.
http://NFL.com/high_heels/this_is_a_joke/
