Steps need to be taken to improve young people’s experiences of having their period.

The children’s charity Plan UK’s latest research shows that, around the world, girls’ experiences at school are contributing to a culture of embarrassment that they have to face, every month, when they get their period.

They are having to ask their teachers if they can go to the toilet, in front of their whole class, and face shame and stigma – and that happens right here in the UK too.