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My Life in Periods | Jan Dewing | TEDxQMU


so I want to talk about my life I want

so I want to talk about my life I want to look at to kind of stand back a

to look at to kind of stand back a

to look at to kind of stand back a little bit and I have done some

little bit and I have done some

little bit and I have done some summaries of my journaling recently too

summaries of my journaling recently too

summaries of my journaling recently too to look at one particular aspect of my

to look at one particular aspect of my

to look at one particular aspect of my life so I’m looking at me as a child of

life so I’m looking at me as a child of

life so I’m looking at me as a child of the 1960s generation and looking across

the 1960s generation and looking across

the 1960s generation and looking across the differing back through the different

the differing back through the different

the differing back through the different eras the different decades of my life

eras the different decades of my life

eras the different decades of my life but with the hope that what I’m about to

but with the hope that what I’m about to

but with the hope that what I’m about to say will will have meaning and resonance

say will will have meaning and resonance

say will will have meaning and resonance for everybody in the room but for some

for everybody in the room but for some

for everybody in the room but for some people more than others perhaps and I

people more than others perhaps and I

people more than others perhaps and I just want to issue a warning at this

just want to issue a warning at this

just want to issue a warning at this point that the room is going into

point that the room is going into

point that the room is going into lockdown and nobody can get out because

lockdown and nobody can get out because

lockdown and nobody can get out because what I’m going to be talking about is

what I’m going to be talking about is

what I’m going to be talking about is periods

so there was four glasses of wine

so there was four glasses of wine involved and my dear friend and

involved and my dear friend and

involved and my dear friend and colleague Brendan McCormick would say

colleague Brendan McCormick would say

colleague Brendan McCormick would say he’s lived every period with me through

he’s lived every period with me through

he’s lived every period with me through my life so much so that it my civil

my life so much so that it my civil

my life so much so that it my civil partnership he actually spoke about them

partnership he actually spoke about them

partnership he actually spoke about them in his speech much to the discomfort of

in his speech much to the discomfort of

in his speech much to the discomfort of nearly everybody else in the room

but there is just want to make sure that

but there is just want to make sure that I get the serious points in first that

I get the serious points in first that

I get the serious points in first that this is something that affects everybody

this is something that affects everybody

this is something that affects everybody mostly everybody in some shape or form

mostly everybody in some shape or form

mostly everybody in some shape or form throughout our life and I believe that

throughout our life and I believe that

throughout our life and I believe that women in in families in communities in

women in in families in communities in

women in in families in communities in workplaces have particular roles and

workplaces have particular roles and

workplaces have particular roles and responsibilities about helping girls and

responsibilities about helping girls and

responsibilities about helping girls and other women deal with this in their life

other women deal with this in their life

other women deal with this in their life in healthful and productive ways and I

in healthful and productive ways and I

in healthful and productive ways and I don’t always see that happening and

don’t always see that happening and

don’t always see that happening and certainly within my family the discovery

certainly within my family the discovery

certainly within my family the discovery of periods was a you know was a surprise

of periods was a you know was a surprise

of periods was a you know was a surprise and I’ve got I’ll tell you some stories

and I’ve got I’ll tell you some stories

and I’ve got I’ll tell you some stories in a moment women are living longer

in a moment women are living longer

in a moment women are living longer there’s going to be more women we’re

there’s going to be more women we’re

there’s going to be more women we’re having less babies some of us are having

having less babies some of us are having

having less babies some of us are having non hurry and some of us you know we’ll

non hurry and some of us you know we’ll

non hurry and some of us you know we’ll be having more periods on average we

be having more periods on average we

be having more periods on average we have over 500 periods in our lifetime we

have over 500 periods in our lifetime we

have over 500 periods in our lifetime we have to pay tax at the moment on all our

have to pay tax at the moment on all our

have to pay tax at the moment on all our sanitary products but I’m estimating

sanitary products but I’m estimating

sanitary products but I’m estimating that I’m getting on for 700 periods so I

that I’m getting on for 700 periods so I

that I’m getting on for 700 periods so I want to batch a big badge and I feel I

want to batch a big badge and I feel I

want to batch a big badge and I feel I have a right to talk about it and

have a right to talk about it and

have a right to talk about it and embarrass everybody else including

embarrass everybody else including

embarrass everybody else including myself so I have also have had oddly

myself so I have also have had oddly

myself so I have also have had oddly enough

enough

enough had very funny things having to happen

had very funny things having to happen

had very funny things having to happen to me

to me

to me in connection with periods so for

in connection with periods so for

in connection with periods so for example I once lost my driver’s license

example I once lost my driver’s license

example I once lost my driver’s license at an airport when I was in the toilet

at an airport when I was in the toilet

at an airport when I was in the toilet trying to sort myself out I once lost my

trying to sort myself out I once lost my

trying to sort myself out I once lost my mobile phone similarly down the toilet

mobile phone similarly down the toilet

mobile phone similarly down the toilet and I was once caught short in a very

and I was once caught short in a very

and I was once caught short in a very small island I was out walking in this

small island I was out walking in this

small island I was out walking in this island and I desperately cramped pains

island and I desperately cramped pains

island and I desperately cramped pains had to go to the toilet and I

had to go to the toilet and I

had to go to the toilet and I get out the toilet because cow had

get out the toilet because cow had

get out the toilet because cow had walked in the toilet I couldn’t even

walked in the toilet I couldn’t even

walked in the toilet I couldn’t even text my partner because you know we

text my partner because you know we

text my partner because you know we didn’t have any signal but you can

didn’t have any signal but you can

didn’t have any signal but you can imagine please come and get me out

imagine please come and get me out

imagine please come and get me out there’s a cow stopping me getting out

there’s a cow stopping me getting out

there’s a cow stopping me getting out the toilet so it’s quite a lot of funny

the toilet so it’s quite a lot of funny

the toilet so it’s quite a lot of funny things have happened and I’m sure other

things have happened and I’m sure other

things have happened and I’m sure other women and men in the audience have funny

women and men in the audience have funny

women and men in the audience have funny things have happened and I should say to

things have happened and I should say to

things have happened and I should say to the men at this point I’m not making any

the men at this point I’m not making any

the men at this point I’m not making any jibes about men so you can kind of relax

jibes about men so you can kind of relax

jibes about men so you can kind of relax okay if that’s what you’re worried is

okay if that’s what you’re worried is

okay if that’s what you’re worried is coming

coming

coming I’m not making any sexist comments I

I’m not making any sexist comments I

I’m not making any sexist comments I hope not anyway and but there are of

hope not anyway and but there are of

hope not anyway and but there are of course serious points about about having

course serious points about about having

course serious points about about having periods in in in our lives and why

periods in in in our lives and why

periods in in in our lives and why menstrual blood is so difficult to cope

menstrual blood is so difficult to cope

menstrual blood is so difficult to cope with in lots of different and cultures

with in lots of different and cultures

with in lots of different and cultures including our own and it is still the

including our own and it is still the

including our own and it is still the way in even in with public women’s

way in even in with public women’s

way in even in with public women’s toilets it’s still quite hard sometimes

toilets it’s still quite hard sometimes

toilets it’s still quite hard sometimes to get sanitary protection it’s very

to get sanitary protection it’s very

to get sanitary protection it’s very hard to dispose of it discreetly and

hard to dispose of it discreetly and

hard to dispose of it discreetly and unless you can flick it into one of

unless you can flick it into one of

unless you can flick it into one of those little bins that are crammed in

those little bins that are crammed in

those little bins that are crammed in the corner but it’s still very secretive

the corner but it’s still very secretive

the corner but it’s still very secretive so what I really want to share with you

so what I really want to share with you

so what I really want to share with you is just some small kind of vignettes and

is just some small kind of vignettes and

is just some small kind of vignettes and through each decade of my life to help

through each decade of my life to help

through each decade of my life to help make this point and that it is a serious

make this point and that it is a serious

make this point and that it is a serious issue what you know whatever culture

issue what you know whatever culture

issue what you know whatever culture we’re looking at the first kind of story

we’re looking at the first kind of story

we’re looking at the first kind of story I’ve written these up in my journal the

I’ve written these up in my journal the

I’ve written these up in my journal the first story I as a child so even before

first story I as a child so even before

first story I as a child so even before I knew anything about my own future

I knew anything about my own future

I knew anything about my own future periods I called the brown bag story and

periods I called the brown bag story and

periods I called the brown bag story and I used to have to go to the local shop

I used to have to go to the local shop

I used to have to go to the local shop kind of you know the little shop that

kind of you know the little shop that

kind of you know the little shop that did everything we had those shops and I

did everything we had those shops and I

did everything we had those shops and I used to have to go and get something for

used to have to go and get something for

used to have to go and get something for my mum and she would give me a message

my mum and she would give me a message

my mum and she would give me a message written message and fold it up and I had

written message and fold it up and I had

written message and fold it up and I had to take it to the shop and the man in

to take it to the shop and the man in

to take it to the shop and the man in the shop would look at it go and then a

the shop would look at it go and then a

the shop would look at it go and then a woman would come and then she’d give me

woman would come and then she’d give me

woman would come and then she’d give me something in a brown paper bag when I

something in a brown paper bag when I

something in a brown paper bag when I left the house my mother said don’t look

left the house my mother said don’t look

left the house my mother said don’t look at the message don’t look at the bat

at the message don’t look at the bat

at the message don’t look at the bat inside the bag when I left the shop the

inside the bag when I left the shop the

inside the bag when I left the shop the man said don’t look in the bag

at that point I wasn’t quite the radical

at that point I wasn’t quite the radical thinker that Brendon seems to think I am

thinker that Brendon seems to think I am

thinker that Brendon seems to think I am today and I didn’t look in the bag for

today and I didn’t look in the bag for

today and I didn’t look in the bag for ages and then I decided what’s in this

ages and then I decided what’s in this

ages and then I decided what’s in this bag you know it was squishy and and and

bag you know it was squishy and and and

bag you know it was squishy and and and I looked in the bag and of course I

I looked in the bag and of course I

I looked in the bag and of course I found what was then called dr. whites

found what was then called dr. whites

found what was then called dr. whites and I didn’t know what they were but I

and I didn’t know what they were but I

and I didn’t know what they were but I thought it was something to play with

thought it was something to play with

thought it was something to play with anyway I put one in my put one hid one

anyway I put one in my put one hid one

anyway I put one in my put one hid one somewhere and then I went off to

somewhere and then I went off to

somewhere and then I went off to investigate later and then I can my

investigate later and then I can my

investigate later and then I can my mother said you know did you did you

mother said you know did you did you

mother said you know did you did you look in the bag no well there’s

look in the bag no well there’s

look in the bag no well there’s something missing in the bag guilt guilt

something missing in the bag guilt guilt

something missing in the bag guilt guilt guilt and then I had to dispose of it so

guilt and then I had to dispose of it so

guilt and then I had to dispose of it so I tried pulling it apart to get rid of

I tried pulling it apart to get rid of

I tried pulling it apart to get rid of it and I was hiding I hid bits under the

it and I was hiding I hid bits under the

it and I was hiding I hid bits under the mattress and I tried to put bits down

mattress and I tried to put bits down

mattress and I tried to put bits down the toilet I blocked the toilet because

the toilet I blocked the toilet because

the toilet I blocked the toilet because we had an outside toilet in those days

we had an outside toilet in those days

we had an outside toilet in those days and then ultimately I was trying to get

and then ultimately I was trying to get

and then ultimately I was trying to get rid of the last bits and that and I

rid of the last bits and that and I

rid of the last bits and that and I think one of my parents came in the room

think one of my parents came in the room

think one of my parents came in the room so I stuffed all this stuff up my nose

so I stuffed all this stuff up my nose

so I stuffed all this stuff up my nose to hide it because I I thought it was

to hide it because I I thought it was

to hide it because I I thought it was bad I didn’t know what it was but even

bad I didn’t know what it was but even

bad I didn’t know what it was but even you know when I was under 10 I thought

you know when I was under 10 I thought

you know when I was under 10 I thought it was bad anyway that resulted in it in

it was bad anyway that resulted in it in

it was bad anyway that resulted in it in a visit by the GP two days later because

a visit by the GP two days later because

a visit by the GP two days later because I had all this cotton wool stuff stopped

I had all this cotton wool stuff stopped

I had all this cotton wool stuff stopped up my nose and when I was into my teens

up my nose and when I was into my teens

up my nose and when I was into my teens I spent most of my teenage periods with

I spent most of my teenage periods with

I spent most of my teenage periods with Karen Carpenter and that you know which

Karen Carpenter and that you know which

Karen Carpenter and that you know which I think has led me to a pre decision

I think has led me to a pre decision

I think has led me to a pre decision predisposition to depression as an adult

predisposition to depression as an adult

predisposition to depression as an adult you know spending kind of you know long

you know spending kind of you know long

you know spending kind of you know long hours of period pain in a house where I

hours of period pain in a house where I

hours of period pain in a house where I had three brothers and a very

had three brothers and a very

had three brothers and a very traditional father and a mother who

traditional father and a mother who

traditional father and a mother who didn’t seem to be able to teach me

didn’t seem to be able to teach me

didn’t seem to be able to teach me anything about how to manage so I spent

anything about how to manage so I spent

anything about how to manage so I spent most of my bed my teenage period years

most of my bed my teenage period years

most of my bed my teenage period years in the bedroom listening to Karen

in the bedroom listening to Karen

in the bedroom listening to Karen Carpenter so I blame Karen Carpenter and

Carpenter so I blame Karen Carpenter and

Carpenter so I blame Karen Carpenter and ironically David Cassidy for making me

ironically David Cassidy for making me

ironically David Cassidy for making me gay

but I won’t go into that story and then

but I won’t go into that story and then in my 20s my periods did a vanishing act

in my 20s my periods did a vanishing act

in my 20s my periods did a vanishing act because I just decided I didn’t want

because I just decided I didn’t want

because I just decided I didn’t want them and I wasn’t mature enough I didn’t

them and I wasn’t mature enough I didn’t

them and I wasn’t mature enough I didn’t have a companion a female companion or

have a companion a female companion or

have a companion a female companion or that available adult who would teach me

that available adult who would teach me

that available adult who would teach me about the importance of the importance

about the importance of the importance

about the importance of the importance of bleeding the importance of having

of bleeding the importance of having

of bleeding the importance of having period the importance of that for my

period the importance of that for my

period the importance of that for my identity and I just simply got rid of

identity and I just simply got rid of

identity and I just simply got rid of them by taking a contraceptive pill and

them by taking a contraceptive pill and

them by taking a contraceptive pill and I didn’t need to worry about

I didn’t need to worry about

I didn’t need to worry about contraception but I took them anyway

contraception but I took them anyway

contraception but I took them anyway and I thought it was a good thing to do

and I thought it was a good thing to do

and I thought it was a good thing to do at the time and so that passed in a blur

at the time and so that passed in a blur

at the time and so that passed in a blur no pain no no anything great and then in

no pain no no anything great and then in

no pain no no anything great and then in my 30s the story that I kind of wrote

my 30s the story that I kind of wrote

my 30s the story that I kind of wrote that my overwhelming recollection is are

that my overwhelming recollection is are

that my overwhelming recollection is are called the look of the change by that

called the look of the change by that

called the look of the change by that time I was in a kind of management and

time I was in a kind of management and

time I was in a kind of management and leadership position in in in my work and

leadership position in in in my work and

leadership position in in in my work and I worked at a community hospital and a

I worked at a community hospital and a

I worked at a community hospital and a lot of the staff there were older women

lot of the staff there were older women

lot of the staff there were older women and they would come to the door that

and they would come to the door that

and they would come to the door that where you know we the office door and

where you know we the office door and

where you know we the office door and say I’m I’m not feeling good today I’m

say I’m I’m not feeling good today I’m

say I’m I’m not feeling good today I’m going through the change and I learned

going through the change and I learned

going through the change and I learned to recognize this look on the faces of

to recognize this look on the faces of

to recognize this look on the faces of older women and they were always going

older women and they were always going

older women and they were always going through the change and there was always

through the change and there was always

through the change and there was always something to do with flooding so it was

something to do with flooding so it was

something to do with flooding so it was kind of like that Les Dawson sketch

kind of like that Les Dawson sketch

kind of like that Les Dawson sketch moment you know where and I grew to hate

moment you know where and I grew to hate

moment you know where and I grew to hate it because it was very difficult to

it because it was very difficult to

it because it was very difficult to manage and now I really want to

manage and now I really want to

manage and now I really want to apologize to those women that I really

apologize to those women that I really

apologize to those women that I really didn’t have enough insight and I didn’t

didn’t have enough insight and I didn’t

didn’t have enough insight and I didn’t have enough understanding of what

have enough understanding of what

have enough understanding of what dealing with all of that meant and

dealing with all of that meant and

dealing with all of that meant and trying to be on the surface be at work

trying to be on the surface be at work

trying to be on the surface be at work you know run their houses do all the

you know run their houses do all the

you know run their houses do all the things that they needed to do with their

things that they needed to do with their

things that they needed to do with their families and and pretend that everything

families and and pretend that everything

families and and pretend that everything was fine and cope with all the

was fine and cope with all the

was fine and cope with all the consequences in the 40s in my kind of

consequences in the 40s in my kind of

consequences in the 40s in my kind of 40th decade I was kind of revving up

40th decade I was kind of revving up

40th decade I was kind of revving up because I was reading all this stuff I

because I was reading all this stuff I

because I was reading all this stuff I prepared I think for the perimenopause I

prepared I think for the perimenopause I

prepared I think for the perimenopause I was gendell research table it was

was gendell research table it was

was gendell research table it was happening I was waiting for it and it

happening I was waiting for it and it

happening I was waiting for it and it never bloody happened

never bloody happened

never bloody happened and and I got really really disappointed

and and I got really really disappointed

and and I got really really disappointed so as I went into my 50s my the

so as I went into my 50s my the

so as I went into my 50s my the story theme in for my 50s was what the

story theme in for my 50s was what the

story theme in for my 50s was what the it’s still happening it’s still

it’s still happening it’s still

it’s still happening it’s still happening and that’s I think the issue

happening and that’s I think the issue

happening and that’s I think the issue for for a lot of women and I’m getting

for for a lot of women and I’m getting

for for a lot of women and I’m getting nearer to 60 than 50 now not being

nearer to 60 than 50 now not being

nearer to 60 than 50 now not being honest about the exact age but I’m

honest about the exact age but I’m

honest about the exact age but I’m getting nearer to 60 and it’s still

getting nearer to 60 and it’s still

getting nearer to 60 and it’s still happening and I’m still living with this

happening and I’m still living with this

happening and I’m still living with this an intense pain the need to manage drugs

an intense pain the need to manage drugs

an intense pain the need to manage drugs I cannot find anything in my bag for

I cannot find anything in my bag for

I cannot find anything in my bag for spare underwear different tablets

spare underwear different tablets

spare underwear different tablets different painkillers all the stuff that

different painkillers all the stuff that

different painkillers all the stuff that I have to carry around with me just in

I have to carry around with me just in

I have to carry around with me just in case and I know lots of other women or

case and I know lots of other women or

case and I know lots of other women or women in here will know women in their

women in here will know women in their

women in here will know women in their families that have that that is

families that have that that is

families that have that that is happening and yet we hide it I work in

happening and yet we hide it I work in

happening and yet we hide it I work in the team that’s predominantly women and

the team that’s predominantly women and

the team that’s predominantly women and it it doesn’t feature it’s hidden what

it it doesn’t feature it’s hidden what

it it doesn’t feature it’s hidden what do we you know how long are we going to

do we you know how long are we going to

do we you know how long are we going to go on like this how long are we going to

go on like this how long are we going to

go on like this how long are we going to let this happen and you know something

let this happen and you know something

let this happen and you know something needs to be done so am i and other

needs to be done so am i and other

needs to be done so am i and other people of my age are we products of our

people of my age are we products of our

people of my age are we products of our generation that we’re supposed to be the

generation that we’re supposed to be the

generation that we’re supposed to be the generation that’s going to speak up when

generation that’s going to speak up when

generation that’s going to speak up when we get older about the things that we

we get older about the things that we

we get older about the things that we need for our health and our care the way

need for our health and our care the way

need for our health and our care the way that we want to live when are we going

that we want to live when are we going

that we want to live when are we going to include periods in that and while I’m

to include periods in that and while I’m

to include periods in that and while I’m on the subject I really do not want to

on the subject I really do not want to

on the subject I really do not want to be classified as a menopausal woman I’m

be classified as a menopausal woman I’m

be classified as a menopausal woman I’m not being classified by an act that

not being classified by an act that

not being classified by an act that label you know that is something about

label you know that is something about

label you know that is something about that would have happened to me in an

that would have happened to me in an

that would have happened to me in an earlier part of my life so I’m after a

earlier part of my life so I’m after a

earlier part of my life so I’m after a new word I don’t even want menace stop I

new word I don’t even want menace stop I

new word I don’t even want menace stop I want something else it’s much more

want something else it’s much more

want something else it’s much more positive because I don’t want it to be

positive because I don’t want it to be

positive because I don’t want it to be medicalised so there are serious

medicalised so there are serious

medicalised so there are serious consequences from not thinking about how

consequences from not thinking about how

consequences from not thinking about how we deal with periods and how we deal

we deal with periods and how we deal

we deal with periods and how we deal with menstrual blood the fact that

with menstrual blood the fact that

with menstrual blood the fact that menstrual blood is not okay

menstrual blood is not okay

menstrual blood is not okay the days are from work women not being

the days are from work women not being

the days are from work women not being on top of their game and it not being

on top of their game and it not being

on top of their game and it not being acceptable to say the end and certainly

acceptable to say the end and certainly

acceptable to say the end and certainly for me the enduring

for me the enduring

for me the enduring that I’ve had to cope with or that I’ve

that I’ve had to cope with or that I’ve

that I’ve had to cope with or that I’ve built up to deal with pain and that idea

built up to deal with pain and that idea

built up to deal with pain and that idea of giving in to the pain and going with

of giving in to the pain and going with

of giving in to the pain and going with it is you know I understand that and

it is you know I understand that and

it is you know I understand that and I’ve tried to do that because I have not

I’ve tried to do that because I have not

I’ve tried to do that because I have not wanted this which I essentially see as a

wanted this which I essentially see as a

wanted this which I essentially see as a gift and a good thing to have happened

gift and a good thing to have happened

gift and a good thing to have happened in my life I do not want that to be

in my life I do not want that to be

in my life I do not want that to be medicalised so I’ve gained lots of

medicalised so I’ve gained lots of

medicalised so I’ve gained lots of things from having periods and having to

things from having periods and having to

things from having periods and having to deal with menstrual blood you know I’ve

deal with menstrual blood you know I’ve

deal with menstrual blood you know I’ve had emotions the whole gamut of emotions

had emotions the whole gamut of emotions

had emotions the whole gamut of emotions the intensity of I think of seeing

the intensity of I think of seeing

the intensity of I think of seeing things and feeling things the

things and feeling things the

things and feeling things the experiences that I wouldn’t have had and

experiences that I wouldn’t have had and

experiences that I wouldn’t have had and so I don’t understand how men have done

so I don’t understand how men have done

so I don’t understand how men have done this life thing without having periods

this life thing without having periods

this life thing without having periods because it’s shaped so much of my

because it’s shaped so much of my

because it’s shaped so much of my experiences that thought my thoughts and

experiences that thought my thoughts and

experiences that thought my thoughts and my actions and it has led to funny

my actions and it has led to funny

my actions and it has led to funny events in often in airport eyelets or

events in often in airport eyelets or

events in often in airport eyelets or public toilets but it is serious as well

public toilets but it is serious as well

public toilets but it is serious as well and I do feel that we have a

and I do feel that we have a

and I do feel that we have a responsibility to reach through the

responsibility to reach through the

responsibility to reach through the generations and to make sure that girls

generations and to make sure that girls

generations and to make sure that girls and other women and know these know

and other women and know these know

and other women and know these know stories the funny stories the serious

stories the funny stories the serious

stories the funny stories the serious stories that we know our history in this

stories that we know our history in this

stories that we know our history in this respect and that we dream about how

respect and that we dream about how

respect and that we dream about how things might be different in the future

things might be different in the future

things might be different in the future you know we may even be able to ask

you know we may even be able to ask

you know we may even be able to ask ourselves do we want to have periods in

ourselves do we want to have periods in

ourselves do we want to have periods in the future do we need them anymore could

the future do we need them anymore could

the future do we need them anymore could we get rid of them in the way that we’re

we get rid of them in the way that we’re

we get rid of them in the way that we’re you know designing redesigning human

you know designing redesigning human

you know designing redesigning human human existence do we want to get rid of

human existence do we want to get rid of

human existence do we want to get rid of them or we have to fight particularly in

them or we have to fight particularly in

them or we have to fight particularly in other cultures and for other women who

other cultures and for other women who

other cultures and for other women who have very little support very little

have very little support very little

have very little support very little access to previously or to sanitary

access to previously or to sanitary

access to previously or to sanitary protection still to make sure that their

protection still to make sure that their

protection still to make sure that their lives are not disadvantaged by the fact

lives are not disadvantaged by the fact

lives are not disadvantaged by the fact that they bleed thank you

that they bleed thank you

that they bleed thank you you

you

you [Applause]

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