【玄烨来了】当我们谈卫生巾时，我们谈论什么？

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Providing pads to women in need helps break period taboo

为需要的女性提供卫生巾，助于打破经期禁忌

① The "menstrual pad mutual help box" campaign has caught on with female students in more than 20 universities nationwide following an online appeal from a social media influencer.

在一个社交媒体博主的线上呼吁下，“卫生巾互助盒”活动在全国20多所大学的女生中间如火如荼的开展起来。

② Women often face that awkward moment when they suddenly get their period when not carrying sanitary pads in their bags. Three-fourths of female students interviewed by a students' organization in Sichuan Normal University said they had faced the ordeal and would gladly give sanitary pads to someone in need.

月经突然造访，包里却没装卫生巾，这是女性经常会遇到的尴尬时刻。在四川师范大学的一个学生组织进行的采访中，四分之三的受访女生都表示，她们有过这样折磨人的经历，并愿意把卫生巾提供给有需要的人。

③ That is the essence of the campaign. Any woman in need of a sanitary pad could take it from the box for free and replenish the "stock" later to help other women in need.

而这就是这场活动的根本所在。任何有需要的女性都可以免费从盒子里拿卫生巾用，之后再补充“库存”，以帮助其他需要的女性。

④ The students who launched this campaign said that through it they not only want to help women in need, but also break the unhealthy "menstruation shame" by creating awareness about a normal physical phenomenon that women undergo.

发起这项活动的同学们表示，他们不仅想要帮助有需要的女性，还想通过这个活动让人们认识到女性所经历的正常生理现象，从而打破不健康的“月经羞耻”。

⑤ Although sanitary pads are used by a large part of the female population, because of some societal taboos, menstruation is regarded as a personal issue not meant for public discussion. And some people have gone as far as to liken it to a bad omen. It is not uncommon to see women themselves being shy to talk about menstruation pads.

尽管大部分女性都在使用卫生巾，但由于一些社会禁忌，月经被认为是一个不适合公开讨论的私人话题。有些人甚至把它视为不详。而女性耻于谈论卫生巾的现象也并不少见。

⑥ However, it is good to see some students are trying hard to break the stigma attached to menstruation by creating awareness and motivating women to help each other.

不过，同学们努力唤起人们对月经的认识，鼓励女性互相帮助，以此来为月经去污名化，这是我们乐见其成的事。

原文链接 

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202010/30/WS5f9b5ebba31024ad0ba82067.html