Date : 2019-07-27

Venue : Lobby, Yasumoto International Academic Park (YIA), The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Menstrual Culture in Asia Exhibition  
Menstruation has been a taboo across cultures in many places in the world. According a survey conducted by Clue, a Period and Ovulation Tracker App, on women’s attitude towards menstruation, there are over 5000 euphemisms for the world “period”. In Hong Kong, the social stigma around menstruation limits women’s access to knowledge about menstrual care. Women tend to have poor understanding about their bodies. Some even hesitate to seek medical consultation even when they have ovarian diseases. Through displaying menstrual products from 4 different Asian countries, this exhibition aims to promote understanding on menstrual culture in Asia, raise public awareness towards menstrual care and reproductive health, and debunk stigma on menstruation.

Period of Exhibition: 27 July 2019 - 3 August 2019

Opening Hours: 07:30-22:30 (Monday to Friday); 07:30-20:00 (Saturday); Closed on Sunday

Opening Ceremony: 27 July 2019 14:00-15:00

Venue: Lobby, Yasumoto International Academic Park (YIA), The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Language of the exhibition: mainly in Chinese

Organizer: Yi Ma Dou

Co-Organizer: Gender Research Centre, Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Enquiry:

Tel: 3943-8775

Email: grcentre@cuhk.edu.hk