I cannot believe it!!

Baggs

Re the "young people who menstruate" nonsense.... well, ScotGov has gone full woke so what do you expect?

The best rule about what words to us is the use the fewest possible, so on that score alone "girls" or "women" are far better than anything else

Quite. It's a non description really akin to saying " persons who forceably have sex with other persons who don't own a penis" !!!!? What I call a rapist.......

Wonder if they've appointed a female prostate cancer counsellor?.....

The Act referred to in the job description has been partly been implemented already. I have spotted sanitary supplies available free in schools, cafes, sports centres. Having only used toilets with a female sign I cannot speak to the products being available in those with a male sign. The ScotGov is involved as they created and approved the relevant law albeit probably due to public pressure. Of course the public will be funding the whole project.

Ha haaaa! Never heard such rubbish!! Did he have to go on a course to learn his subject? Can he empathise? Nope! Would you find him understanding and approachable?nope! Then wth?!?

Baggytrazzas seriously?! Maybe they should appoint a female as testicle officer.

Germanshepherdsmum

At least Scotland is doing something about the scandal of period poverty - good for them. What difference does it make if the person in charge is male or female? I always had a rule of ‘best person for the job’ when making appointments and it never failed me.

Part of the job is to go into schools and talk to children about periods and any problems/questions. Can you see a shy 12 year old confiding in a man? I can't.

I just think this is another way of cancelling women. He mentioned ‘people who menstruate’…surely he means FEMALES, in other words girls or women. After all, only women menstruate. If I were a young teenager I’d be embarrassed to approach a man about starting my periods and which products to use and how to use a tampon. And why would he want this job? Is it the woke brigade at it again?

After reading the job description I’m surprised that anyone, male or female, actually applied for the job

Part of the job description is about engaging young people who mensturate (girls!) from a variety of backgrounds. Great so far, but how many young girls are going to engage with a man (especially one that they will consider old)? I can't see many girls from some strict religious backgrounds would come forward either. I'm all for the best person for the job but I'm not sure a man is on this occasion.

Baggytrazzas

HI, I'm not so sure that this is wrong. We have always wanted equality, not a one way street.

Maybe no eligible women wanted it, and presumably there was some sort of selection process and the role went to the best person for the job.

I don't know how much it is costing overall nor whether it is a waste of money or not.

Equality does not mean having men talking about our female functions. Not does equality mean we get called 'guys' and femaleness cancelled. Equality has never meant the same. We are not men and men are not us. Womankind is being cancelled and we need to fight this every single day. men identifying as women does not make them a woman, merely deluded. It is wrong in every way to have a man appointed in this role. It is sick.

I think he's meant to persuade businesses to provide them for customers and staff, as well.

HousePlantQueen

In between all the hysteria and contra defence, the accusations of wokeism and statements of support, why was this post needed at all? If it is now mandatory to provide period products, then surely the schools and cafes, hospitals or whatever could simply buy them? Or is that too easy? I assume nowhere has a lavatory paper officer, and most places manage to sort that out. Or do I have my simple hat on today?

It struck me too, HousePlantQueen that this post seemed a bit unnecessary. I've seen free period products in various places for quite a while now, so some organisations seem to be managing perfectly well. My hat must be a bit simple like yours. ?

In a library in Edinburgh, there was a notice on the toilet door about free products, but none inside.
I asked and was told that kids were spoiling them so now they were kept at the desk and had to be requested.
Great

I'm surprised you bother with us at all.

Such intelligent and apposite comments.

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Hope this helps.

It’s stupid.

As someone who has a tenuous connection with one of the institutions involved with this, (see above), I'd just like to say that the sh!t stirring and unfounded accusations about this position and the person appointed to it are execrable. But, unfortunately, not unexpected.

The lack of awareness on this thread and the completely groundless accusations, just make me sick.

Actually, as a male, it could be possible that, if he goes into schools to talk to boys about menstruation, they might listen to a man and might stop teasing and bullying girls about having periods and all it entails.

Aveline

'A Lavatory Paper Officer'!

bit of a bum job. Sorry couldn't help it

Baggs

If, as I'd already assumed, the job is about "making people aware of the [free] availability of period products", then I've no objection to the post being given to a man. As described there it's a logistics thing and maybe he has training in that kind of task.

Haven't read the Mumsnet link yet....

If that's all the job entails, then fair enough, anyone could do it, especially on that salary.

All it needs is someone capable of producing large notices to announce that free sanitary products are available in the machines, sticking them up in all lavatories throughout Tayside and ensuring there is another person replenishing the dispensers frequently.

Does the job come with transport included?

'A Lavatory Paper Officer'!

Good point HousePlantQueen. It's not like period products are hard to find. Somehow we all managed up till now and surely schools and commercial premises can work out how to track them down.
Could this man's salary be put to better use?

In between all the hysteria and contra defence, the accusations of wokeism and statements of support, why was this post needed at all? If it is now mandatory to provide period products, then surely the schools and cafes, hospitals or whatever could simply buy them? Or is that too easy? I assume nowhere has a lavatory paper officer, and most places manage to sort that out. Or do I have my simple hat on today?

If, as I'd already assumed, the job is about "making people aware of the [free] availability of period products", then I've no objection to the post being given to a man. As described there it's a logistics thing and maybe he has training in that kind of task.

Haven't read the Mumsnet link yet....