Yabelana ku-PinterestOchwepheshe bathi wonke owesifazane wesine onyakeni wakhe wokuya esikhathini akakwazi ukuthenga imikhiqizo yesikhathi esidingekayo, njengama-tampons, izinkomishi zokuya esikhathini nama-pads. Izithombe ze-Getty
- Izinhlangano ezweni lonke zisebenza ukuzama ukuqeda inhlamba ehambisana nokuya esikhathini.
- Amaqembu azama futhi ukudambisa lokho akubiza ngokuthi "ubumpofu besikhathi," lapho amantombazane nabesifazane bengakwazi ukuthenga imikhiqizo ebalulekile yesikhathi njengama-tampon nama-pads.
- Ingcwethi zithi kuqakathekile ukuthi kufundiswe amantombazana kanye labasakhulayo ngalezi zindaba.
Ekuqaleni kwawo-1970, amantombazane yonke indawo ayezama ukuthenga le ncwadi "Ingabe ukhona uNkulunkulu? Yimina, uMargaret".
Kwabaningi, incwadi kaJudy Blume mhlawumbe kwakungokokuqala ekuphileni kwabo lapho umhlaba ukhuluma ngalokho okwase kuyisikhathi eside kuyindaba engathandeki: ukuya esikhathini.
Ngenkathi incwadi ivula inkhulumomphendvulwano, umhlaba awuzange ubambe iqhaza.
Futhi kungaphezu kwehlazo ngenxa yalo msebenzi womzimba wemvelo.
Ngokuvumelana ne imibiko, owesifazane oyedwa kwaba-1 uba “nobumpofu benkathi” onyakeni wabo wokuya esikhathini, kusukela ekungakwazini ukuthenga imikhiqizo edingekayo, ukungakwazi ukusebenza, ukuya esikoleni, noma ukuphuma ekuphileni nje.
Kodwa namuhla sekuvele igagasi elisha labameli.
Lokhu kusuka emaqenjini endawo akha "amaphekhi enkathi" ukuze asabalalise kulabo abadinga amaqembu ezishoshovu zikazwelonke ezibheke ukushintsha imithetho ephathelene nemikhiqizo yesikhathi esingenayo intela, kanye nokuthola izindlela zokuyingenisa ezandleni zabo bonke abantu abasesikhathini.
Labo bameli futhi, indaba eyodwa ngesikhathi, basebenzela ukudiliza inhlamba yomphakathi yokukhuluma ngokukhululekile ngezikhathi.
Ukucwaswa kuthiwa kubhebhethekisa "ubumpofu benkathi" lapho umuntu osesikhathini engakwazi ukuthenga izinto eziyisisekelo zokuya esikhathini, njengama-tampons noma ama-pads.
"Uma isidingo esiyisisekelo siyinto engathandeki, akusona isimo esihle," kusho uGeoff David, oyi-CEO Amakhithi wesikhathi, inhlangano engenzi nzuzo e-Colorado.
Leli qembu lizinikele ekutholeni imikhiqizo ezandleni zalabo abayidingayo, kanye nokuguqula indlela izwe elibheka ngayo imijikelezo yokuya esikhathini.
"Sikhona sonke ngoba umama usesikhathini. Isebenza kanjalo, ibizwa ngempilo," kusho uDavid etshela iHealthline. “Izikhathi zidinga ukuhlonishwa. Izikhathi kufanele zibonakale ziqinile futhi zijulile. "
Umnyakazo uyaqala
Ama-Period Kits asungulwa ngemuva kokuthi owesifazane osemusha ohluphekayo ecele ukuthi izinto zinikezwe abanye ngosuku lwayo lokuzalwa.
Lapho isidingo sicaca, kwasungulwa inhlangano engenzi nzuzo kanye nomsebenzi.
Njengamanje, inhlangano iqoqa, ilungiselele futhi isabalalise amakhithi angaba ngu-1,000 XNUMX ngenyanga eColorado.
“BesikwiMashi Yabesifazane abantu beza kithi bezosho ukuthi kuhle kangakanani esikwenzayo bebuza ukuthi singayisabalalisa yini eKenya nasezindaweni ezinjalo,” kusho uDavid.
“Ngathi, ‘Cha, sabathumela eBroomfield (idolobha eliseColorado)’ nakwezinye izindawo ezinjalo. ngenxa yesikole,” usho kanje.
UDavid uthi bathintwa ngokushesha abantu emadolobheni angu-14 ezweni lonke bebuza ukuthi bangalulungisa kanjani lolu daba nasezifundeni zabo.
Kungani ukwanda kokunaka?
UDavid uthi lokhu kungenxa yokuthi ayanda amaqembu acabanga njengaye ayanda ngenxa yomsebenzi wokubukela phansi lesi sikhathi.
Umnyakazo uyakhula
USamantha Bell utshele i-Healthline ukuthi ujoyine i-Connecticut I-Period Supply Alliance njengomqondisi wabo ngemuva kwalokho akubona njengomhleli wezinsiza zezempilo zomphakathi.
UBell uthi ukwazile ukuthola ukudla, indawo yokufihla ikhanda nezingubo zokugqoka zabantu abadinga usizo, kodwa "bekungekho nsizakalo ecacile emphakathini engasiza abantu abangakwazi ukuthenga izinto zesikhathi, okuyinto ngokusobala nesidingo."
Lapho ebona ukuvulwa komfelandawonye, uBell wayazi ukuthi ulutholile ucingo lwakhe. Yize inhloso yenhlangano yakhe icacile—ukuhlinzeka ngezidingo zesikhathi kulabo abadinga usizo—ifuna nokubhekana nenselelo yokucwaswa kokwenza lokhu kwenzeke.
“Sizibophezele ekulweni nokucwaswa ngoba siyazi ukuthi kunomthelela ebuphofini ngezikhathi. Ukuze sikhulume ngowesifazane nentombazane oyedwa kwaba-1 abangakwazi ukuthenga izinto zokuya esikhathini e-United States, kufanele sikhulume ngokuya esikhathini. Abathatha izinqumo kumele bakhululeke ukungena kuleyo ngxoxo,” kusho yena.
"Isibonelo, awukwazi ukwenza imikhiqizo itholakale ezikoleni ngaphandle kokukhuluma ngezikhathi zemihlangano yebhodi," kuchaza uBell. “Ukucwaswa ngokuya esikhathini kulimaza wonke umuntu osesikhathini, futhi lokho akulungile. Kodwa kulimaza kakhulu abantu abangakwazi ukukhokhela izidingo zabo eziyisisekelo. "
Ukwephula isigcwagcwa
UBell uthi ingxenye yokuqeda lokho kucwaswa kungase kube endleleni esibheka ngayo izinto zokuya esikhathini.
"Sidinga ukubona izinto ezisetshenziswayo njengesidingo esiyisisekelo," kusho uBell. "Lapho ungena endlini yangasese, ulindele ukuthola iphepha lasendlini yangasese, insipho, nokunye okokomisa izandla zakho. Kungani izinto ezidingwa yibo bobabili ubulili besilisa zisezingeni elifanele, kuyilapho izinto ngokuvamile eziqondene nabesifazane namantombazane zinganikezwanga?"
UDavid ukholelwa ukuthi uyayazi indlela yokufika lapho ngokushesha.
“Isigcwagcwa kumele sehle amadoda ahlephule,” usho kanje. "Umfana oneminyaka engu-14 ubudala, yilokho okuqalayo. Bacabanga ukuthi kubi noma kubi. Kumele siqale lapho. Abantu bangithinte bathi, 'Ingabe ama-Boy Scouts angafika azosiza?' futhi ngiyabonga, kodwa. Ngicabanga ukuthi sidinga ama-scouts azosisiza."
Ukholelwa nokuthi izimpahla zesikhathi kufanele zibe mahhala futhi zitholakale kuzo zonke izikole eziphakathi nendawo namabanga aphezulu.
“Iphepha lasendlini yangasese,” esho. "Kungani ungalethi isikhathi?"
ULyzbeth Monard usebenza naye Izinsuku zamantombazane ukuhlinzeka ngamaphedi athungwe ngesandla kanye nezinkomishi zokuya esikhathini kwabesifazane abaswele kwezinye izizwe, kanye naseVirginia, lapho ehlala khona.
Njengoba iningi lamantombazane nabesifazane lisebenza nyanga zonke ukuhlinzeka ngempahla, wabona ukuthi njengoba esebenzela ukususa isigcwagcwa kulawa mantombazane, kuzofanele enze okufanayo nakubafana.
Ngakho baphusha abafana ukuba bahlanganyele nabo, baphumelela.
"Ngesikhathi sibafundisa okokuqala, kwaba nokucwayiza okuningi emizuzwini emi-5 yokuqala," kusho uMonard etshela iHealthline. "Kodwa-ke bahlala phansi futhi balalela ngempela. Futhi bayakuthola, ngicabanga ukuthi bayakuzwa."
I-engeli yomthengi
Lawa maqembu aqoqa imikhiqizo enikelwe futhi ayinikeze labo abadinga usizo, kuhlanganise nabantu ababoshiwe noma abangenamakhaya.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, izinhlangano eziningi ziphishekela izinguquko, ezifana nokususa intela emikhiqizweni yokuya esikhathini, okuyizifunda ezingu-37 zisakhokhisa.
Kukhona nendaba yezindleko.
IScotland izoba izwe lokuqala emhlabeni ukwenza ama-tampons nama-pads mahhala.
UDavid unethemba lokuthi ngolunye usuku i-United States ingase ingene futhi yenze isikhathi ubumpofu bube yinto edlule.
"Impela kumayelana nesithunzi nje," esho. "Ukunikeza ikhithi yesikhathi kuwukunikeza isithunzi nje. Ingabe sonke asikufanele lokho?"