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Associated Students of the University of Washington |
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A Resolution in support of Feminine Hygiene Product Accessibility WHEREAS the University of Washington Facilities Services’ declared vision reads as follows: “Facilities Services is a world-class organization providing exceptional service anywhere, anytime to enable discovery and excellence at the University of Washington;” and WHEREAS the UW Custodial Service’s mission statement reads, “We deliver custodial services that provide exceptionally clean and sanitary environments for students, faculty, staff, and visitors for learning, teaching, research, and work;” and WHEREAS the most recently updated list of tampon/sanitary napkin dispensers available on UW’s campus provided by Custodial Services is dated from November 1999; and WHEREAS this list provides the locations for only 66 of the listed 213 buildings owned by the University of Washington on campus that enable women to purchase feminine products[1]; and WHEREAS this list does not include major, heavy-traffic buildings such as the Husky Student Union Building (HUB), Thomson Hall, Meany Hall, Hall Health Center, and all eight UW residence halls; and WHEREAS the average woman will have a menstrual period anywhere from 3 to 7 days, and will use an average of 20 tampons or pads in that period of time[2]; and WHEREAS only 6 out of these 66 buildings (or 11%) have more than one tampon/sanitary napkin dispenser; and WHEREAS the placement of only one feminine product machine in a multistory building makes finding the necessary materials troublesome, unmanageable and even embarrassing to women; therefore BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON: THAT the ASUW requests that the University of Washington’s Custodial Services conduct a campus-wide audit and update their files concerning campus feminine product dispensers; and THAT the ASUW requests that the UW Custodial Services provide a revised list of readily available locations of tampons/sanitary napkins in every women’s bathroom on campus; and THAT the ASUW encourages the UW Custodial Services to provide more tampon dispensers than one per building for a higher convenience to women; and THAT the ASUW encourages UW Custodial Services to maintain these updated lists in the future; and THAT a copy of this legislation be forward to UW Custodial Services Director Gene Woodard, Associate Vice President of UW Facilities Services Charles Kennedy, Housing and Food Services President Pam Schreiber and the Vice Provost for Student Life Eric Godfrey. [1] List is found on http://www.washington.edu/maps/; the number 213 does not include locations like the Stadium Concessions and the Commodore-Duchess Apartments [2] http://www.bized.co.uk/current/mind/2005_6/120905.htm History of Legislation 03/20/2010: Submitted for consideration |
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