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Photograph of yourself needed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Name and Biography needed. The biography should include why you wanted to do the programme you are on and how your article fits in with the programme.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Richards<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael is really passionate about promoting the voices of the most marginalised in his research. This stems from working with various marginalised groups before he came into academia, especially in Manchester with homeless young people, people with disabilities and offenders. Michael was also keen to work with people using visual and creative methods such as through photography, poetry and art. Michael feels that research and the discipline of psychology can be a force for good and the article published here stems from his work with young men in Manchester, reflecting on the mis\/understandings around periods and how this connects with a very personal, very real, but important part of life for people who identify as female.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Article should have a title and can be broken down into a couple of sections. You do not need to flood your article with references, but if a reference is needed use it, and provide a reference list at the end in the EHU Harvard referencing style.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Talking about periods with boys \u2014 how easy is it?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Original article<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Periods are something women and girls have been having for thousands of years \u2013 it\u2019s the reason you and I are even here. And yet around the world, there\u2019s still an element of shame associated with a woman\u2019s monthly cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Menstruation is associated with smells, mess, blood, gore, impurity, and disgust. Which is probably why many women say they feel uncomfortable talking about their periods. This leads to women suffering in silence when it comes to \u2018that time of the month\u2019 \u2013 hiding away from what some deem a \u2018dirty secret\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is in part why a recent report has called for boys, as well as girls, to learn about periods and the menstrual cycle at school<\/a>. Plan International UK<\/a>, the charity behind the report, suggests there is a need to talk more about the issue as many girls feel embarrassed \u2013 with the menstrual cycle tarnished with stigma and taboo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their findings also reveal that one in seven of the girls and women interviewed said they did not know what was happening when they first started their period \u2013 clearly demonstrating a need for more to be done to teach young women about what\u2019s to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bad education<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Yet according to the Department of Education in England, discussing menstruation is technically part of the curriculum for science<\/a>. Despite this, though, almost 15% of young people said they were taught nothing at school about menstruation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Previous research has also shown that teacher attitudes and classroom resources may prolong the negative stereotypes associated with menstruation. And for many girls, this lack of support in the classroom can lead to feelings of shame around the whole subject. Some girls are even missing school because they cannot afford sanitary products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This clearly then goes way beyond playground embarrassment or bullying \u2013 it is a far wider political and health inequalities issue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the idea of tackling this head on and talking to boys in schools sounds good in practice, from my experience as an educational sexual health worker in central Manchester it is difficult to discuss sensitive issues such as menstruation with boys and young men. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The overriding responses tend to be that girls get \u2018moody\u2019 or \u2018smell funny\u2019 during periods, and in general, they want to evade talking about the subject because it is a \u2018girl\u2019s problem\u2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But I have noticed that boys tend to have these attitudes more when they are in mixed groups, rather than single sex groups. In front of the girls, they tend to be more disrespectful and unsympathetic about the issues associated with periods for girls \u2013 and primarily see any association with the vagina as sexual. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When they are alone, however, with no girls present, I\u2019ve noticed how boys have more understanding about periods than they let on in front of the girls \u2013 even being sympathetic about the difficulties women face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But even though many of these boys have the knowledge to understand what menstruation means, and many are even sympathetic towards girls, in my experience, it is difficult to challenge the taboos associated with menstruation with boys and young men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not just for girls<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

For this to change, schools need to be more open about the importance of menstruation and they need to be more sympathetic towards the stigma girls face. For a start, schools should provide resources and information that girls can access. This will help them understand \u2013 rather than feel scared and fearful \u2013 what is happening to their bodies during puberty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is one step towards taking the taboo out of menstruation, because to achieve gender equality on this issue, girls need to feel able to talk about their periods and challenge the discrimination that is associated with menstruation and developing girls\u2019 bodies. And boys can play a big role in this \u2013 if they also get the right support and resources<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fact remains that many adult men \u2013 and women \u2013 are still highly uncomfortable talking about periods. And given that Plan International UK found that almost half of girls aged 14 to 21 are embarrassed by menstruation, it\u2019s time this changed \u2013 period.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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