I'm Indonesian, and it took me 8-9 years from: using a code word to secretly tell my girl classmate "I'm on my menstruation" in primary school to: openly admitting (to either male/female friends and coworkers) that I skipped class/work due to monthly menstrual cramps
This is eye opening, even for me (a girl). I am aware of issues regarding female vulnerabilities in patriarchal societies, yet it still surprises me to learn the unimaginable struggles these girls in Africa and possibly other countries have to go throughout every month of their period. They actually have to work to buy pads! :( Also the stigma surrounding menstruation is a traditionally ridiculous thing. An example from what I knew while growing up, Muslim females are not allowed to step foot into mosques, let alone do sholat (pray) when they have menstruation because it is deemed dirty and impure!*
Here women are not allowed to touch her own children in these four days.Which is shame.My women friends use word "birthday" to speak about mensuration in general :(
14:30 "Sometimes the girls will even tease the boys". Her expression when she days this worries me. How can you go to this length for women's rights and just grin about the reverse problem? That's the most sexist thing of them all.
You think that the fact that girls tease some boys is more sexist than the fact that women all over the world are excluded from their communities while menstruating, that girls can't go to school, have to feel ashamed and get infections due to the lack of hygiene? Really?
No, because she is not implying they are teasing them about something that is intrinsically their-, a part of their bodys function or identity-, something they have no control over. That is far more hurtful and belittling, than a simple snub at a mannerism they have is not nice, but can be done in a light hearted way. Stigmatising something about their gender (in simple terms, as some trans men and others od have periods) is oppressive, it makes you hate being a woman and adds to an overall feeling of being lesser and therefore less capable. As the speaker said, this stigma keeps young girls out of schools. I don't think she incited that boys are kept out of schools by this "teasing". Also, it was just a quote. It was accurate and the woman who said it, I think was just commenting on the complete turn around in the sense of confidence the girls had gained from this simple act. They had now received proper sanitary products.
@@annab5482 Well, we don't know what the girls said. It's not like boys aren't made fun of when their voice starts croaking or they don't know how to properly shave yet. If we just say that girls teasing boys is probably just light-hearted jabs while boys teasing girls is a stigma, then yes, that's exactly a complete turn around as you said. It's also exactly the definition of a sexist bias, because again, there is no information about what was actually said, it's all assumptions.
@@annab5482 And you're right, it's just a quote from a teacher. I'm commenting on the reactions to that quote, hers as well as yours, which I think are downplaying the seriousness of what was said, especially when it comes from people who seem to be sensitized on that subject, atleast when directed towards girls.
What a wonderful speaker. That was so engaging. I now want to join the movement!
An informative talk. I did not know the poor status which some African girls are experiencing
I'm Indonesian, and it took me 8-9 years from:
using a code word to secretly tell my girl classmate "I'm on my menstruation" in primary school
to:
openly admitting (to either male/female friends and coworkers) that I skipped class/work due to monthly menstrual cramps
education is everything
This is eye opening, even for me (a girl). I am aware of issues regarding female vulnerabilities in patriarchal societies, yet it still surprises me to learn the unimaginable struggles these girls in Africa and possibly other countries have to go throughout every month of their period. They actually have to work to buy pads! :(
Also the stigma surrounding menstruation is a traditionally ridiculous thing. An example from what I knew while growing up, Muslim females are not allowed to step foot into mosques, let alone do sholat (pray) when they have menstruation because it is deemed dirty and impure!*
*) do correct me if I'm wrong, but this really happens in my country
Here women are not allowed to touch her own children in these four days.Which is shame.My women friends use word "birthday" to speak about mensuration in general :(
Google Hangouts???? Even Google doesn't use Hangouts
14:30 "Sometimes the girls will even tease the boys". Her expression when she days this worries me. How can you go to this length for women's rights and just grin about the reverse problem? That's the most sexist thing of them all.
You think that the fact that girls tease some boys is more sexist than the fact that women all over the world are excluded from their communities while menstruating, that girls can't go to school, have to feel ashamed and get infections due to the lack of hygiene? Really?
busTedOaS STOP manjacking a menstruation video comments, you delicate flower!
No, because she is not implying they are teasing them about something that is intrinsically their-, a part of their bodys function or identity-, something they have no control over.
That is far more hurtful and belittling, than a simple snub at a mannerism they have is not nice, but can be done in a light hearted way. Stigmatising something about their gender (in simple terms, as some trans men and others od have periods) is oppressive, it makes you hate being a woman and adds to an overall feeling of being lesser and therefore less capable. As the speaker said, this stigma keeps young girls out of schools. I don't think she incited that boys are kept out of schools by this "teasing".
Also, it was just a quote. It was accurate and the woman who said it, I think was just commenting on the complete turn around in the sense of confidence the girls had gained from this simple act. They had now received proper sanitary products.
@@annab5482 Well, we don't know what the girls said. It's not like boys aren't made fun of when their voice starts croaking or they don't know how to properly shave yet. If we just say that girls teasing boys is probably just light-hearted jabs while boys teasing girls is a stigma, then yes, that's exactly a complete turn around as you said. It's also exactly the definition of a sexist bias, because again, there is no information about what was actually said, it's all assumptions.
@@annab5482 And you're right, it's just a quote from a teacher. I'm commenting on the reactions to that quote, hers as well as yours, which I think are downplaying the seriousness of what was said, especially when it comes from people who seem to be sensitized on that subject, atleast when directed towards girls.