Periods: Out in the Open

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

For women discussing our menstruation cycles in the context of the workplace is a double-edged sword. I am a boomer. Back in the day we didn't talk about periods, or cramps, or heavy flow days because those conditions were weaponized against us by the patriarchy. Fast forward 40 years: the status of women in archaeology is amazingly good compared to other industries, however, the reluctance to discuss, and institute accommodations for, our "bad" days remains. The question of how we can normalize menstruation in the workplace is the topic of this poster.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Record Identifiers

Abstract Id(s): 41724.0