Résumer | Yousra Belbaz

belbazyousra — 2022-03-05 13:01:01 UTC

By studying this document,
First of all I can affirm that women in India do not have a life equal to men. Women start a fight against the shame of menstrual spotting. Periods are a taboo and considered impure. Women are often refused to enter religious places or social events.
There is a great lack of communication on this subject among young people, especially young girls they doesn't have any knowledge on this subject. This disorganization leads to fear and anxiety in the young girl's mind.
Then we can say difficulty that access to sanitary napkins is another problem faced by women in India, because of the high tax that is imposed on sanitary products (India removed a 12% tax on sanitary products sanitary facilities in 2018).
According to a study, only 36% of women (355 million menstruating women) use sanitary napkins. While, some women use old rags, leafs, mud, and other potentially deadly materials to manage their flow.
From an early age, young girls do not dare to express their pain and discomfort about their periods. Using social media, women started sharing their stories and coming up with rules. But those who dare to share their story are often banned, while other people shaming periods they are put in front of the stage.
A photo shows us that a family often has to choose between food and buying hygienic products. Most girls having their periods generally stops school because of a lack of cleanliness within the establishments, they are also afraid of having menstruation spots and being humiliated by the kids in schools. A lot of people think that periods are dirty and impure, which is why women are denied in certain activities…
By observing the photographs we find that women claim shame, humiliation, rejection by society, they are not understood and experience a need for sanitary products.

Résumer | Alicia Brahimi

belbazyousra — 2022-03-06 16:29:31 UTC

-They are often excluded from events
-They are refused entry to temples and sanctuary
-Ther aren't allowed to be in the kitchen
-Women in India doesn't know what periods are, they only know when they have them
- Girls have to live with pain and fear, most dare not to ask for help
-When some women talk about their period stories, they are threatened with bans
-Some girls, when they have their first period, do not return to school because:
         -lack of access to sanitary products;
         - fear of being teased.

Why India must battle the shame of period stain by

Résumer | Yousra Belbaz

Résumer | Alicia Brahimi