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Research on the Menstrual Culture in Canada from the Symbolism and Feminism Perspectives

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Danyang Zhao1, *
1School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, K1N 6N5, Ontario, Canada
*Corresponding author. Email: dzhao043@uottawa.ca
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Danyang Zhao
Available Online 31 October 2023.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-126-5_148How to use a DOI?
Keywords
feminism; symbolism; menstruation; sociology
Abstract

Menstruation is a recent topic around the influence of this particular period that most biological females need to experience in more than half of life. Although there are many studies of menstruation in biology and medicine, there are few studies based on the perspective of sociology, especially in Canada. As a developed country, Canada has already introduced laws about menstruation, but there are still social issues around menstruation for females. This study discusses the sociological influence of menstruation on feminism and symbolism. This study reviews recent research on the field of menstrual culture in sociology and mainly focuses on sociological studies in Canada. The stigma of menstruation deteriorates the mystery of menstruation and causes feelings of shame and fear among biological females. Some females do not know how they should behave during menstruation, and some males are biased toward menstruation because of insufficient education on it. Society’s labels for menstruation are often negative and treat menstruation as a tool for human breeding, which leads females to self-objectify themselves. Canada has introduced the Excise Tax Act; nevertheless, the sanitation supplies for menstruation are still expensive, causing period poverty.

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Proceedings of the 2023 7th International Seminar on Education, Management and Social Sciences (ISEMSS 2023)
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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
31 October 2023
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10.2991/978-2-38476-126-5_148
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2352-5398
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10.2991/978-2-38476-126-5_148How to use a DOI?
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© 2023 The Author(s)
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