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| One in five girls and young women bullied about periods – study | |
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| One in five girls and young women are teased or bullied about their periods, with many suffering in silence, according to research. | One in five girls and young women are teased or bullied about their periods, with many suffering in silence, according to research. |
| Of the 20% of 14- to 21-year-olds to tell pollsters they were targeted, nearly half (49%) said they had not spoken to anyone about the abuse. About 67% said abuse mainly happened at school, and 66% said they had missed classes because of their period. | |
| The study, based on a survey of 1,000 females, was published by Plan International UK on Tuesday to coincide with the women and equalities minister, Penny Mordaunt, announcing the charity as co-chair of the government’s period poverty taskforce. | |
| It will work with the Government Equalities Office and Procter & Gamble to try to tackle stigma and boost education about periods. | It will work with the Government Equalities Office and Procter & Gamble to try to tackle stigma and boost education about periods. |
| Accessibility to period products would be examined as well as the 5% VAT on tampons and sanitary towels, known as the “tampon tax”. | |
| Plan International UK’s chief executive, Tanya Barron, said girls were “facing unacceptable stigma and shame linked to their periods”. | Plan International UK’s chief executive, Tanya Barron, said girls were “facing unacceptable stigma and shame linked to their periods”. |
| “Not only is this damaging girls’ confidence and self-esteem, it’s also having an often-overlooked impact on their education. Girls tell us they are missing out on school because of their period and struggling to catch up on schoolwork as a result. We can’t allow this to continue.” | |
| It was announced earlier this year that tampons and other sanitary products will be given out free in England in schools and to hospital patients. | |
| Mordaunt said: “For too long women and girls in the UK have faced unnecessary adversity around their periods, that is why we have formed this new taskforce. | Mordaunt said: “For too long women and girls in the UK have faced unnecessary adversity around their periods, that is why we have formed this new taskforce. |
| “Our two new co-chairs, Plan International UK and Procter & Gamble, have already produced impressive work around the country to improve access to period products and change old-fashioned attitudes to menstruation and break down taboos.” | “Our two new co-chairs, Plan International UK and Procter & Gamble, have already produced impressive work around the country to improve access to period products and change old-fashioned attitudes to menstruation and break down taboos.” |
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