02 PERIOD SHAMING
NOV 2022
This set of 16 x 24 in poster is about period shame for young girls and adult women alike in Taiwan to help unlearn negative connotation associated with mentstruation and bring light to this often unspoken issue.
Taiwan has a cultural attitude that requires girls and women to maintain secrecy and silence regarding menstruation, which contributes to the production and maintenance of menstrual shame.
Breaking the taboos against talking about menstruation may be viewed as a form of resistance. Talking about the symptoms, discomfort, and moodiness associated with the menstrual cycle may represent attempts to use connection and community created through communication to resist the culturally imposed directives for secrecy and silence regarding menstruation.
Taiwan has a cultural attitude that requires girls and women to maintain secrecy and silence regarding menstruation, which contributes to the production and maintenance of menstrual shame.
Breaking the taboos against talking about menstruation may be viewed as a form of resistance. Talking about the symptoms, discomfort, and moodiness associated with the menstrual cycle may represent attempts to use connection and community created through communication to resist the culturally imposed directives for secrecy and silence regarding menstruation.