World Menstrual Hygiene Day: inform to fight misconceptions
For the spokesperson of the NGO Plan International France, the day of May 28 is essential to be informed and to fight the clichés linked to the rules.
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This Saturday, May 28, is World Menstrual Hygiene Day.
Plan international is an NGO that works for equality between young girls and boys.
According to a study conducted with OpinionWay, a third of teenage girls are ashamed of having their period.
Clichés and discrimination are still present in the daily lives of women.
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In France, 35% of young girls admit having already been victims or witnesses of teasing about their periods.
Juliette Bénet is spokesperson for the NGO
Plan international France
, and for her, the day of May 28 is essential to be informed and to fight clichés: "
The first way to fight stereotypes, prejudices, is to 'education.
If false beliefs persist, it is because there is a lack of education, of information on this subject.
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"Let's change the rules"
Horoh is a volunteer for Plan international, she organizes the "Let's change the rules" project, with workshops for young people: "
The idea will be to build a tree of prejudices that exist in France, but which are much more present in the countries developing.
We have always been told that a young girl who has her period is a young girl who is impure.
It's not easy because these are taboos that still exist and are very present, especially among this population.
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📆 Today is World Menstrual Hygiene Day!
✊@PlanFrance calls for all girls to have access to quality health services on menstrual hygiene and to sanitary equipment adapted to school.#OnChangeLesRULES 🩸
— Plan International France (@PlanFrance) May 28, 2022
In France, one out of two girls has already missed school because of her period.
In India, menstruation disrupts the schooling of three quarters of young women.
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