The accessibility of menstrual products can be a messy subject. Oftentimes, students get caught unprepared with their periods. When this happens on campus, we either have to ask around the bathroom for a spare or go to Ackerman Union, Lu Valle Commons or another store on campus to buy an overpriced box of pads or […]
Author Archives: Zoey Freedman
Zoey Freedman: UCLA senior surveys overlooks importance of mental health
Graduating seniors may feel emotional as they prepare to exit UCLA with pomp and circumstance, but as far as the school is concerned, it’s all a matter of nostalgia – mental health has got nothing to do with it. In January, the senior survey was sent out from the office of the dean and vice […]
Zoey Freedman: Increase in Cal Grant funding should be reserved for housing
More money for the University of California doesn’t mean students are going to be living any more comfortably. If the proposed California state budget for the 2016-2017 fiscal year is approved, the UC is set to receive 4.7 percent more funding than last year, including an additional $2.1 billion through the Cal Grant program. The Cal […]
Zoey Freedman: Stigmas surrounding women’s health care should not inhibit discussion
It’s kind of funny how angry people get over the thought of subsidized tampons. But sometimes, it’s just sad. Through personal day-to-day experiences, my internship with Planned Parenthood Los Angeles and the reactions to my blogs about feminine health care and equality this summer, I have definitely learned that the topic of feminine health care […]
Zoey Freedman: Political outcry skews perception of Planned Parenthood services
Political grandstanding could cost a lot of people their access to affordable healthcare. Recently, Planned Parenthood has come under attack for misconstrued information regarding its abortion services and the handling of fetal tissue for scientific research. The controversy reached a climax a few nights ago, when nearly every single Republican national candidate declared on live […]
Zoey Freedman: Responses to controversial post characterize gender inequality
While it seems that many men have an interest in defining gender inequality and what it means to be a woman, it seems few took the time to look up the definition of another word: irony. Last week, I wrote a column arguing that the federal government should mandate health insurers also provide tampons and pads […]
Zoey Freedman: Free tampons would slow flow of gender inequality
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 […]