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The National Advisory Council on Women and Girls Youth Circle - Online The NACWG Youth Circle - Online was a 5 week project delivered in August 2020 using zoom. The project was developed and designed in consultation with younger council members Amina Ahmed, Katie Horsburgh and Revati Campbell, supported by artists and project manager Lou Brodie. . The project invited young people supported by an accompanying youth worker to creatively engage with the work of the First Ministers National Advisory Council on Women and Girls. Over 5 sessions the young people explored the subjects of gender and intersectionality, before being invited to use their findings and creativity to come together and collaborate in the production of this zine. The content of this zine is the product of 30 young people aged 14 - 19 who connected with the project. Young people joined the project from across Scotland to participate in the weekly sessions. Each young person has independently authored their own individual page for this zine influenced by their own passions, politics, beliefs, insights, lived experience and creative approach. What is included in this zine is what they wanted to say to the NACWG. We are delighted to share their work with you and hope you enjoy discovering more about the project and those involved as you read through. For more information on the First Ministers Advisory Council go to: onescotland.org/equality-themes/advisory-council-women-girls
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Period poverty, A subject not spoken about enough, a global issue that affects all women and girls. The global issue includes -
Access to sanitary products. Safe and hygienic spaces. The right to manage menstruation without guilt and shame. Violating basic human rights as a woman. Period Poverty does not just effect and woman and girls mental and physical health, which includes Female Genital Mutilation, Urinary Tract Infections, it also stops women reaching their full potential of growth. It damages a woman and girls’ education as during their period cycles a girl will often refuse to go to school due to the shame of being on her period, which no one should feel the need to do because of a natural thing our bodies go through, we should be supported during these times not separated and disregarded. Period poverty also has a large effect on disabled women in day to day life, disabled bathrooms do not give an option of any sanitary products at hand, which then causes stress to anyone who may be without a product while out in public, disabled women still face periods, they are still women and human just like all of us, so why should they not have the option to sanitary products? Not only is this an issue in disabled bathrooms but also women’s bathrooms in general, I personally have been to many different public bathrooms, whether that is a supermarket, theatre club or any form of public space or group meeting. Where there has been no form of any sanitary product available to those who may need it. Sanitary products should be FREE and GOOD quality when being handed out in a public restroom or area. Not everyone can afford or even have the money or option to buy these products and no one should have to stress about having money to pay for a basic human right, Sanitary products should be easily accessible to those who need them, a menstrual cycle is stressful enough without having to worry about money on top of that or feeling ashamed because you don’t have any money to buy a tampon, pad or whatever product you feel most comfortable using. There clearly needs to be solutions beginning to take place to help end period poverty, a few of the important steps we can take towards ending this global issue is. Having FREE and GOOD quality sanitary products including tampons and pads of different sizes, in schools and all bathrooms, female and disabled. Have signs up in bathrooms giving woman advice on what to do when they first start their period how to use sanitary products, as not everyone might have been taught on how to use them. Make sure there is always a safe, clean and hygienic space in public areas for women and girls to go to while using sanitary products. Written by Catherine-star.
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We would like to thank the following organisations and staff members for their work in supporting the young people to participate in the NACWG Youth Circle Online.
Laura Dudley-Smith Stamp Out Media Patriarchy (STAMP) Lanarkshire Rape Crisis Centre Nicoletta Primo Girlguiding Scotland Agnes Munyoro Leo Marsh LGBT Youth Scotland Ruth Henderson Stirling Netball CLub Juniors Joe Ferguson YMCA Plus Kilmarnock Heather McCormick Young People, Sport and Diversion Team East Ayrshire Council Caroline Davis East Lothian Council Kat Harvey and Lynsey Weir RASAC Perth and Kinross Charlotte Mountford and Helen Moore Lyth Arts Centre Information and Learning for All Project
zine design by valerie reid