How to StudentsSupportDuring Menstruation
Read this to find out how you can make your students feel more comfortable to come into unviersity and learn, during their periods.
Create supportive environment
By creating a supportive and welcoming environment within your lecutres and seminars, students will feel more comfortable in university, especially during their menstruation.
Flexibility with attendance
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71% of female students at LJMU reported they missed lectures due to their periods. So if a students miss classes due to theirs, please be mindful its due to the pain and discomfort their experiencing.
Allowing easy bathroom access
Students reported they worried about attending their lectures and seminars while menstruating, as they struggle to change products during the short breaks. Therefore, making students aware they can leave to use the toilet during sessions would help to prevent this.
Signposting
By signposting students to the student wellbeing team and their personal tutors, they can get the additional ongoing support they may need for persistent challenges due to menstruation.
Promote positive messages around periods
56% of students say that they feel uncomfortable about speaking to academic staff about any menstruation related issues, but have suggested if there was less stigma and shame towards the topic, they would feel more comfortable to. For more infomation, visit our wesbiste via our QR code
