Women's basic availability of something as basic as low cost sanitary napkins and toilets are a major issue in New Delhi. Women are invisible and there needs often go unmet. In Kusumpur there is only one public toilet not restroom for every 500 women. Women often use the "fly toilet" which means using a plastic bag, then depositing the bag and its contents in the trash later. This is no small matter for thousands of women across India. It affects their ability to work, and their safety (many rapes happen in areas where women do not have access to toilets and have to walk great distances) and their mobility. Many women find it difficult to work full days due to lack of toilets. The Annual Status of Education Report for 2010 confirms the link between providing separate toilets for girls in schools and girl's dropout rates. According to the report only 4 and 10 government schools have functioning toilets for girls and this strongly influences a girl’s ability to attend school.
The Center for Civil Society estimates the capital city only has 132 public toilets for women yet is has 1,534 toilets for men. Proctor and Gamble is now trying to produce an inexpensive sanitary napkin for rural women. The normal price of sanitary napkins equal’s two boxes per a weeks’ worth of food this makes sanitary produces only available for the wealthy. This leads to an increase in reproductive tract infections were 70% higher among women who lack access to feminine supplies. The current campaign "No Toilet, No Bride" is making a difference and with the model "small is beautiful women are regaining their dignity.
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