Here’s How Much Guys Actually Understand About Periods – Introduction
Periods or periods are biological processes imposed on the female reproductive system. They are performed once a month, so they consist of the lining of the uterus being flapped out, the egg being expelled, to prime the body for pregnancy. Most women know a fair amount about their periods; men, they say, know practically nothing. In this article, we will discuss the way men actually learn and appreciate periods and why they should be taught.
Here’s How Much Guys Actually Understand About Periods
For one, men feel like they know nothing about periods. This impression is supported by the media, which routinely portrays men as repulsed or afraid of their periods. But this stereotype is far from the truth. In fact, according to a study at the University of Waterloo in Canada, men understand periods pretty well. They quizzed 32 18- to 24-year-old men and discovered that the vast majority correctly identified what a period was for and how long it lasted.
Men, however, remain uneducated and clueless when it comes to periods. That is partly because menstruation is considered a taboo and a source of shame in most societies, and partly because no comprehensive education exists on the topic. No one ever teaches men to put their periods together, and the only option is for them to think and think what they want, either by word of mouth or in the newspaper.
It’s one of the most often misunderstood notions that men have about periods, that period is a woman’s business, and does not interfere with their lives. It is not because periods change a woman’s mood, energy and health. It also impacts on how they connect and communicate with other people. Even men who are unaware of these effects can struggle to understand why their female colleagues or friends might feel or behave differently at times.
To add insult to injury, most men don’t even understand the physical act of menstruation. They may not even know what different types of menstrual products exist and how to throw them away. It’s clunky and inconvenient for men and women alike, especially when it comes to shared spaces such as the bathroom.
Nor is men’s ignorance and mistrust entirely their own. We have all failed to teach periods properly, not just to men, but to women. The vast majority of women don’t know how their own bodies and cycles operate and how to impart it to others.
The Importance of Men’s Understanding of Menstruation:
1. Promote Gender Equality
A better knowledge of periods might go a long way toward gender parity. Men will no longer be able to fight stereotypes, breaking the cycle of stigma, once they can recognise what’s happening on a bodily and emotional level. This will, at last, allow men to support their girlfriend, daughter, friend and colleague on roads home and office in more egalitarian ways. It will not be possible for men to engage constructively in debates about menstrual care until men recognise and accept the physiological truths of what women go through month after month. They must advocate for women-friendly policies and argue at the front lines for a fair distribution of resources.
2. Allowing Free Expression
Anger over the menstrual cycle bolsters women’s health and gives men the opportunity to provide emotional support. The enlightened male intellect can help create a society where menstruation is not an offence but a normal function of biology. It gives men an opportunity to participate and interrogate in order to make educated choices and campaign for menstrual health policies. When men can contribute their input to women’s health, they can add their own to the pile, and so start becoming more like containers in which other resources might be channelled for the good of all society.
3. Support Menstrual Health Education
Men, too, could contribute to educating children about menstruation. If men knew about menstruation, they might then help us eliminate outdated myths and make menstruation acceptable for boys and girls in full and truthful form. It thus not only makes the boys more compassionate, but also allows the girls to join the fight for menstrual health. Once this raft of youth is laid, the trajectory toward a more inclusive future in which menstruation is understood and appreciated, not concealed behind a veil of anonymity, is far better.
So, what can be done to improve men’s understanding of periods?
Strategies to Improve Men’s Understanding of Periods:
1. Total Education: Make menstruation part of school curriculum (biological, social, emotional). It gives the subject equal education for boys and girls, eliminates stigma, and makes discussion open.
2. Home Education Through Parents: Families should encourage their fathers (especially fathers) to learn home education about menstrual health. Talking openly and openly about periods might help fathers provide their sons with an example of the ways in which women and girls live their lives.
3. Role Models & Influencers: Get male role models, influencers, celebrities to teach you about menstrual health and disrupt social norms. Through their networks of knowledge and experience, they can educate an expanded audience and transform cultural understandings of periods.
4. Workplace Measures: Make it easier for companies to have menstrual policies and training. That means offering menstrual products in the bathroom, granting period leave, and providing an environment where workers can discuss periods.
5. Press Advocacy: Get the media to write about menstruation and include men. It will make cycles sound familiar, break stereotypes and expand general knowledge about periods.
Conclusion: Here’s How Much Guys Actually Understand About Periods
As such, men have not yet understood the profundity of the periods, but they aren’t alone. Men need to be trained, educated by society, to perform this instinctive, natural move. In removing the censorship and taboos surrounding the periods, informing ourselves and being transparent, we will eliminate the blind spot and enable men to make peace with and tolerate the periods.
