How to provide free sanitary products for women in QU? Raven - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
How to provide free sanitary products for women in QU? Raven - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
How to provide free sanitary products for women in QU? Raven Rychlec LF LF LF LF 100% 92% 53% 100% 53% C OLUMBIA U NIVERSITY On Average You are instructed to change tampon every 4-8 hours 6 hours = average 12 1 11 10 2 9 3 Box
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You are instructed to change tampon every 4-8 hours 6 hours = average Box of tampons is $7 on average 1 tampon every 6 hours = 4 tampons per day x 5 day period = 20 tampons per cycle 20 tampons per cycle x 456 periods (38 years) = 9,120 tampons 36 tampons per box = 254 boxes 254 boxes at $7 =
$1,773.33
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12 8 10 9 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 11Ideate
- came up with relevant and novel ideas
- all the ideas relate
Relevant
- petition and infographic
- both would be needed
- time boxed to draw many ideas
Novel
- providing products ourselves and joining student
government
- neither are very realistic
Planning
- drew our best idea
- fjgured out how it
would physically work
Prototype
- used foam, tape,
paper, popsicle sticks
- had trouble with the
lever
Prototype
- made tampons out of
play dough
- took time on
aesthetics
Reflect
- let us be organized
- helped us plan
- used difgerent steps
at difgerent times
Reflect
- had trouble staying in the problem space
- kept trying to think of solutions early on
- easy to think of solutions when researching
Reflect
- didn’t get much information on empathize
- could have done interviews
- survey was our only info from subjects
How would this impact students?
- able to focus better
- overall happier
- less tough situations
What can you do?
- spread the word
- get attention from student government
Bibliography
Chandler, Michael Alison. “Federal Prisons Must Now Provide Free Tampons and Pads to Incar cerated Women.” Tie Washington Post, WP Company, 24 Aug. 2017, www.washington post.com/local/social-issues/federal-prisons-must-provide-free-tampons-and-pads-to-in carcerated-women/2017/08/23/a9e0e928-8694-11e7-961d-2f373b3977ee_story.html?utm_ter m=.390a0e861188. Falek, Rachel, and American University. “College Students Are Demanding Free Tampons on Campus.” USA Today, Gannett Satellite Information Network, 5 Jan. 2017, college.usatoday. com/2017/01/04/college-students-are-demanding-free-tampons-on-campus/. Kane, Jessica. “Here’s How Much A Woman’s Period Will Cost Her Over A Lifetime.” Tie Huffjngton Post, TieHuffjngtonPost.com, 18 May 2015, www.huffjngtonpost.com/2015/05/18/period-cost- cost-lifetime_n_7258780.html. Luhar, Monica. “Tiis 14-Year-Old Persuaded Her School to Provide Free Tampons and Pads in Bathrooms.” NBCNews.com, NBCUniversal News Group, 23 June 2017, www.nbcnews.com/ news/asian-america/14-year-old-convinced-her-school-provide-free-tampons-pads-n77346. Scaccia, Annamarya. “Tie Price Young Girls Pay When Tampons Aren’t Free.” FREE THE TAM PONS, 29 Feb. 2016, www.freethetampons.org/the-price-young-girls-pay-when-tampons-ar ent-free.html.