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(Note: this is taken from an extremely left-wing news site. Let me know if you have any suggestions to improve my translation. It is a bit harder than translating into Spanish, and sometimes it may sound inorganic).

Este martes se llevó a cabo el primer foro de Acciones para alcanzar la Justicia Menstrual, un encuentro que contó con la presencia de más de 100 funcionarias nacionales y provinciales, diputadas y senadoras nacionales, concejalas, dirigentas políticas, cooperativistas y activistas de todo el país que plantearon iniciativas para revertir la situación de desigualdad que implica la menstruación no sólo en términos económicos sino también en cuestiones relacionadas a la salud, la educación y el trabajo.

This tuesday took place the first Actions to achieve Menstrual Justice conference, a meeting with the presence of more than 100 female national and provincial officials, congresswomen and female senators, councilwomen, female political leaders, cooperativists and activists from the entire country in which they put forward initiatives to revert the condition of inequality that menstruation implies not just in economic terms but also in matters related to health, education and work.

De la actividad, que se desarrolló en el Salón Sur de la Casa Rosada, participaron representantes de Jefatura de Gabinete y de los ministerios de Economía, Salud, Desarrollo Social, Desarrollo Productivo, Educación, Seguridad, Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible y el Ministerio de las Mujeres, Géneros y Diversidad. También estuvieron presentes funcionarias de ANSES, AFIP, INDEC, de la Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica y de AySA.

Of the activity that took place in the South Hall of the Casa Rosada* took part representatives of the Chief of Cabinet and ministries of Economy, Health, Social Development, Productive Development, Education, Security, Environment and Sustainable Development (See UN Agenda 2030) and the ministry of Women, Gender and Diversity. Also there were female officials of ANSES (Social Security), AFIP (Fiscal agency, the equivalent of the IRS but more invasive), the National Agency for the Promotion of Science and Technology and AySA (public enterprise which manages the water service).

*(Our equivalent of the White House; the Pink House is the seat of the executive branch. No relation to gays whatsoever. Legend has it that it was painted by mixing white paint with the blood of Indians or cows, which gave it its distinct pinkish tone)

[...] Dora Barrancos, quien aseguró que “la gestión menstrual va a ser política de Estado” y que “no hay justicia social sin justicia de género”.

Dora Barrancos, who stated that "menstrual management will be a public policy" and "there's no social justice without gender justice".

Entre algunas de las iniciativas que se trataron este martes se destaca la del Ministerio de Salud, que anunció el destino de partidas presupuestarias comprometidas para la compra de copas menstruales "con el objetivo de su distribución gratuita en distintos programas oficiales", informó el gobierno a través de un comunicado.

El Ministerio de Seguridad, por su parte, dio a conocer la adquisición de 2 mil copas para las mujeres de las fuerzas federales, mientras que el Ministerio de Desarrollo Social informó sobre la implementación de "una línea específica de gestión menstrual dentro del Programa Inclusión Joven y una línea de financiamiento para experiencias cooperativas por parte de los gobiernos locales".

Among the initiatives addressed on Tuesday stands out the one by the Ministry of Health, which anounced the destination of the budget for the purchase of menstrual cups "with the aim of its free distribution in different official programs", the government anounced through a public notice.

The Ministry of Security anounced the acquisition of 2 thousand menstrual cups for the women of the federal forces, while the ministry of Social Development informed about the implementation of "a specific branch of menstrual management within the Youth Inclusion program and the funding of cooperative experiences by local governments" (if this part sounded confusing, don't worry. It's also confusing in Spanish as well. It's part of the political jargon which wants to equivocate and confuse people).

Según un informe realizado en 2019 por el colectivo Economía Femini(s)ta en el marco de la campaña “MenstruAcción”, las personas que menstrúan destinan el 10% de sus ingresos a adquirir los elementos necesarios para la gestión del ciclo.

According to a report released in 2019 by the Feminist Economics collective within the framework of the "Menstruaction" campaign, menstruating people (Read carefully: not just women but "people") spend 10% of their income in acquiring the necessary elements for the management of the menstrual cycle.

What? So what's the bottom line here?

CognitiveDissident5 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 24, 2021 7:56 am What? So what's the bottom line here?

I'm not sure if I'm getting your question. The idea of this initiative was to fund menstrual cups and "solve" the inequality that menstruation imposes on women (or "menstruating people") in regards to men (or "non-menstruating people") through public policy. Basically, more money being spent on bullshit and of course ending up in the pockets of these people with the excuse of feminism and social justice.

This is clown world.

OK. I didn't want to believe it.

Will I get backdated reparations?

CognitiveDissident5 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 24, 2021 4:02 pm Will I get backdated reparations?

If you moved to Argentina, perhaps you could gather enough women to demand reparations for years of underfunded menstruation. I myself will go to a ministry and demand to be given tampons and reparations because I'm trans and I identify as a woman. If anyone tries to tell me I'm not, I'll sue them for discrimination.

CognitiveDissident5 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 24, 2021 4:01 pm OK. I didn't want to believe it.

Believe you me, I know that feeling. We live in a constant state of not knowing whether the news are satire or real.

Forgive my naivete, but wouldn't it be just as effective to simply start/fund a program to provide the necessities to those WOMEN who may need the supplies rather than have all this hoopla with so many dignitaries who will simply eat up 75%+ of the funding? If the Argentinian government (or any other for that matter) wants to DO something, it gets done.

I'm sure all those women will be thrilled to have these personal hygiene matters made public for everyone all over the world to know about.... It's part of life, but that doesn't mean it should be discussed like the last football game.

29again wrote: ↑Tue Mar 30, 2021 11:25 pm Forgive my naivete, but wouldn't it be just as effective to simply start/fund a program to provide the necessities to those WOMEN who may need the supplies rather than have all this hoopla with so many dignitaries who will simply eat up 75%+ of the funding? If the Argentinian government (or any other for that matter) wants to DO something, it gets done.

I'm sure all those women will be thrilled to have these personal hygiene matters made public for everyone all over the world to know about.... It's part of life, but that doesn't mean it should be discussed like the last football game.

You're very naive!! I don't blame you though; you see this through the eyes of a decent, 1st-world person. But this is the Argentinian government. The narrative is "empowering women and abolishing the patriarchy" (the official policy of the incumbent), while these cronies get millions in the process. They don't want to solve anything; menstruation isn't a public issue anyway. The idea is probably to subsidize menstrual cups, pad and promote menstrual leave for work. We have more than 40% of our population below poverty line; I think we should have other priorities. This is merely the tip of the iceberg, read my other posts so you can get an idea of what our reality is like.

Clearly the Argentinian is overlooking the opportunity for the menstruating biological women to become entrepreneurs, supplying used menstrual products to the active menses fetish/demand that has erupted among some communities of transwomen who routinely 'dumpster dive' in women's bathrooms, seeking out trans gold standard (in some circles). Source: read about somewhere in this person's twitter and I believe him (he's informing the public about the truth about life in trans). Don't feel like dumpster diving through the other stories it to find it at moment however. NSFW https://twitter.com/TheHeke/status/1375543852011024384

While this case isn't that but it is notable for this post https://archive.is/fVBLG "My housemates and I [19-22/F] just discovered that our trans housemate [22/M] has been making “tea” out of our used tampons because he can’t afford hormonal pills. We don’t feel safe and want this person gone."