© 2021 Fehlmann Architectes - Work is underway at the Ecublens campus to install gender-neutral bathrooms designed to protect people's privacy. In addition, menstrual products are now made available free of charge. Friday, 19 November is World Toilet Day. The United Nations believes that this basic sanitation system is "underfunded, poorly managed or neglected." It is calling for investment in sanitation so that women and girls can "play their full role in society, especially during menstruation." For its part, EPFL has taken several steps to make washrooms more accommodating for women and gender minorities. Starting in November of this year, the School is providing sanitary pads and tampons free of charge. As part of a joint project with the University of Lausanne, menstrual product dispensers have been installed that offer hypoallergenic products made from chlorine-free, perfume-free organic cotton. Wheelchair-accessible bathrooms are similarly equipped, so that anyone who needs these products can obtain them.
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