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So a student spoke out about how those menstruating would be disadvantaged by the lack of breaks in our centralised exams and got this response:
https://twitter.com/JuliaHB1/status/1289542406598037504?s=20
We're going to respond to everything see says in this
bc single reply isn't enough to address it all:
https://twitter.com/JuliaHB1/status/1289542406598037504?s=20
We're going to respond to everything see says in this
bc single reply isn't enough to address it all:
1960s feminism happened and itâs moved on (for the better!) since.
âNo one taught me that periods are grossâ: No one may have taught *you* that periods are gross but there is a stigma and it is well documented.
see: backlash re: a tampon ad in Ireland https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio-web/tampax-s-tv-ad-has-been-banned-get-a-grip-ireland-1.4317651
âNo one taught me that periods are grossâ: No one may have taught *you* that periods are gross but there is a stigma and it is well documented.
see: backlash re: a tampon ad in Ireland https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio-web/tampax-s-tv-ad-has-been-banned-get-a-grip-ireland-1.4317651
Charities also do actual work on this: https://www.bloodygoodperiod.com/normaliseperiods
https://plan-uk.org/blogs/putting-an-end-to-period-stigma-and-taboo
https://www.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/multimedia/2019/10/infographic-period
âJust a pain in the neck & the tummyâ - Maybe for you! Some sitting this exam have conditions (menorrhagia/ endometriosis) that make them a whole lot more unpleasant!
https://plan-uk.org/blogs/putting-an-end-to-period-stigma-and-taboo
https://www.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/multimedia/2019/10/infographic-period
âJust a pain in the neck & the tummyâ - Maybe for you! Some sitting this exam have conditions (menorrhagia/ endometriosis) that make them a whole lot more unpleasant!
How will they cope?â Theyâll ask for breaks bc in real life those are granted (unlike in our exams - the specific context sheâs talking about). Theyâll speak up when arrangements donât suit their specific needs just as sheâs done here. And the Bar will be a better place for it.
âGrab a tampon & a pad, take some ibuprofen and get on with your life.â
You might personally be fine with a tampon and a pad and some ibuprofen but many arenât! Especially when you canât exactly get up and grab them bc if you did your exam would terminate.
You might personally be fine with a tampon and a pad and some ibuprofen but many arenât! Especially when you canât exactly get up and grab them bc if you did your exam would terminate.
Kinda hard to get on with your life if your period means resitting professional exams which could determine your career no?
You might be fine with working conditions that donât suit everyone but donât undermine the efforts of those trying to make them better.
You might be fine with working conditions that donât suit everyone but donât undermine the efforts of those trying to make them better.
