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Research shows 15% of girls in Wales aged 14 to 21 have been unable to afford period products at some point, almost half of girls are embarrassed to talk about periods and over a quarter didn’t know what to do when their period started \- issues which the Welsh Government is working to tackle.


Outlining the aims of the Period Dignity Strategic Action Plan \- which is now open for consultation \- Minister for Social Justice Jane Hutt said:



> “Periods are an issue for us all \- we either have them or know someone who does. No\-one should be disadvantaged because of their period and periods must never be a reason that a person misses out on education, employment or social activity. Everyone should have access to good quality period products, to use in a private space that is safe and dignified.
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> “That is why we are launching our Period Dignity Strategic Action Plan today; setting out a vision to eradicate period poverty, end the stigma around periods and achieve period dignity in Wales.”


Advancing gender equality and putting an equality focus at the centre of all it does is a key aspect of the Wales’ Programme for Government.


The Plan cuts across many areas of government, including health and education, and shares a vision to ensure that by 2026 Wales is a nation where periods are fully understood, accepted and normalised; where it is widely recognised periods are not a choice and period products are not a luxury.


The Minister continued:



> “We want equitable access to period products across Wales and, crucially, to end the stigma, taboos and myths which exist around periods.
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> “We’re committed to ensuring no\-one is ashamed or embarrassed about periods and can speak openly and confidently about them.”


Molly Fenton, from Cardiff, runs the Love Your Period campaign which looks at issues related to periods and period dignity.


The 19 year\-old, who recently won a St David’s Award for her work, said:



> “The Love Your Period Campaign looks at all matters around menstruation and fights against them in a safe, gender inclusive environment that everyone deserves to have. I’ve been called “Wales’ big sister” due to my work to eradicate period poverty and stigma, whilst ensuring menstruation education which is so vital for everyone to know \- whether they menstruate or not.
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> “Projects we’ve done include; homeless collections, providing reusable products for NHS staff throughout the pandemic, LGBTQIA\+ support and an advice line for parents as well as children. We’ve also assisted with menstruation education in primary schools across Cardiff, helping every school find the best way to use the Welsh Government’s Period Dignity Scheme for their unique set of pupils.
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> “The Welsh Government’s next step to helping ensure period dignity, their action plan, is very welcome and I would ask everyone to send in their views to help shape Wales’ future on a topic that really does affect everyone.”


Anna Cooper, 28, from Wrexham is an endometriosis and menstrual health campaigner. She has a stoma bag and catheter due to the effects of widespread endometriosis, a condition linked to menstruation. She said:



> “It’s incredibly important for us to break down the taboo surrounding periods and menstrual well\-being. I was diagnosed 2 weeks before my 18th birthday, but had been told from an early age that I needed to toughen up \& painful periods was part of being a woman.
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> “Normalising painful periods is detrimental and dangerous. I was diagnosed with stage 4 when I was still a teenager but yet was dismissed for years through my early teens. I was dismissed by my teachers, friends and medical professionals. I was never told or taught what a normal period should be or the warning signs to look out for if they were not. This is why I believe so strongly in menstrual well\-being education being taught in schools to all pupils to make them aware of the importance of knowing what to look out for with your menstrual health. It’s important that we prioritise our menstrual health as much as any other part of our physical health.
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> “As a society we need to stop making women feel as if it’s normal to suffer in severe pain with periods. It’s not okay to normalise pain. This is why menstrual well\-being education is vital for future generations. We need to stop the stigma to reduce the amount of those who suffer in silence for years.”


Concluding, the Minister also outlined the importance of the action plan and its commitment to involve all communities in building a fairer, more equal Wales:



> “This plan specifically aims to be intersectional, in that it considers period dignity for those with additional protected characteristics and seeks to make provision for additional challenges or cultural requirements. It is vitally important we now hear from as broad a range of people in Wales as we can.
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> “I’m keen to ensure we reach out to women, young people, older people, non\-binary, intersex and trans people, disabled people, people of various faiths and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people to ensure the plan considers the range of issues associated with having a period.
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> “We want a national and inclusive conversation about the impact periods can have across a person’s life course so that we can mitigate these impacts, end the stigma and normalise attitudes around menstruation.”


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Translation:


 
Mae gwaith ymchwil yn dangos bod 15% o ferched rhwng 14 a 21 oed yng Nghymru heb fod wedi gallu fforddio nwyddau mislif ar ryw bwynt, fod siarad am y mislif yn destun embaras i bron i hanner merched Cymru, ac nad oedd dros chwarter merched y wlad yn gwybod beth i’w wneud pan ddechreuodd eu mislif – materion y mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn gweithio i fynd i’r afael â nhw.


Gan amlinellu amcanion y Cynllun Gweithredu Strategol ar gyfer Urddas Mislif – y mae’r ymgynghoriad arno ar agor bellach – dywedodd y Gweinidog Cyfiawnder Cymdeithasol, Jane Hutt:



> “Mae’r mislif yn effeithio ar bob un ohonon ni – rydyn ni naill ai yn eu cael ein hunain neu’n nabod rhywun sy’n eu cael. Ddylai neb fod dan anfantais o achos eu mislif, a ddylai’r mislif byth fod yn rheswm i rywun fod ar ei golled o ran addysg, cyflogaeth na gweithgarwch cymdeithasol. Dylai nwyddau mislif o ansawdd fod ar gael i bawb, i’w defnyddio mewn ardal breifat sy’n ddiogel ac yn gwarchod urddas.
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> “Dyna pam ein bod ni’n lansio ein Cynllun Gweithredu Strategol ar gyfer Urddas Mislif heddiw; gan amlinellu gweledigaeth i ddiddymu tlodi mislif, rhoi terfyn ar y stigma o amgylch y mislif, a sicrhau urddas mislif yng Nghymru.”


Mae hyrwyddo cydraddoldeb rhwng y rhywiau a rhoi’r lle canolog i gydraddoldeb ym mhopeth a wnawn yn un o elfennau allweddol Rhaglen Lywodraethu Cymru.


Mae’r Cynllun yn berthnasol i sawl un o feysydd y Llywodraeth, gan gynnwys iechyd ac addysg, ac yn rhannu gweledigaeth i sicrhau y bydd Cymru, erbyn 2026, yn wlad lle mae’r mislif yn rhywbeth y mae pobl yn ei ddeall, ei dderbyn a’i normaleiddio’n llwyr; lle mae yna gydnabyddiaeth gyffredinol nad yw mislif yn ddewis, a bod nwyddau mislif yn eitemau hanfodol.


Aeth y Gweinidog yn ei blaen:



> “Rydyn ni eisiau i nwyddau mislif fod ar gael mewn ffordd deg ledled Cymru ac, yn hollbwysig, rydyn ni am roi terfyn ar y stigma, y tabŵau a’r mythau sy’n bodoli ynghylch y mislif.
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> “Rydyn ni wedi ymrwymo i sicrhau nad yw unrhyw un yn teimlo cywilydd neu embaras ynghylch y mislif a bod pawb yn gallu siarad yn agored ac yn hyderus amdano.”


Mae Molly Fenton o Gaerdydd yn rhedeg ymgyrch Love Your Period sy’n edrych ar faterion sy’n codi ynghylch y mislif ac urddas mislif.


Dywedodd y ferch 19 oed, a enillodd Wobr Dewi Sant am ei gwaith yn ddiweddar:



> “Mae Ymgyrch Love Your Period yn edrych ar bob problem sy’n ymwneud â’r mislif ac yn brwydro yn eu herbyn yn yr amgylchedd diogel y mae pawb yn ei haeddu, amgylchedd sy’n gynhwysol i bob rhywedd. Mae pobl wedi rhoi’r enw “chwaer fawr Cymru” imi o achos fy ngwaith i ddiddymu tlodi mislif a’r stigma, gan sicrhau ar yr un pryd bod pobl yn cael eu haddysgu ynghylch y mislif, rhywbeth sydd mor hanfodol, p’un a ydyn nhw’n cael mislif eu hunain neu beidio.
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> “Mae ein prosiectau yn cynnwys: casgliadau i’r digartref, darparu nwyddau y mae modd eu hailddefnyddio i staff y GIG drwy gydol y pandemig, cymorth LGBTQIA\+, a llinell gymorth i rieni yn ogystal â phlant. Rydyn ni hefyd wedi helpu i addysgu am y mislif mewn ysgolion cynradd ar draws Caerdydd, gan helpu pob ysgol i ganfod y ffordd orau o ddefnyddio Cynllun Urddas Mislif Llywodraeth Cymru gyda’u set unigryw nhw o ddisgyblion.
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> “Mae cam nesaf Llywodraeth Cymru i helpu i sicrhau urddas mislif, ei chynllun gweithredu, i’w groesawu’n fawr, a dw i am ofyn i bawb gyfrannu eu sylwadau i’n helpu i lywio dyfodol Cymru mewn maes sydd wir yn effeithio ar bawb.”


Mae Anna Cooper, 28, o Wrecsam yn ymgyrchydd ym maes endometriosis ac iechyd mislif. Mae ganddi fag stoma a chathetr o achos effeithiau ehangach endometriosis, cyflwr sy’n gysylltiedig â’r mislif. Dywedodd:



> “Mae’n eithriadol bwysig ein bod ni’n chwalu’r tabŵ ynghylch y mislif a lles mislif. Fe ges i ddiagnosis 2 wythnos cyn fy mhen\-blwydd yn 18, ond roedd pobl wedi bod yn dweud wrtha i o oed cynnar bod angen imi galedu a bod mislif poenus yn rhan o fod yn fenyw.
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> “Mae normaleiddio mislif poenus yn niweidiol a pheryglus. Fe ges i ddiagnosis cam 4 pan oeddwn i’n dal i fod yn fy arddegau, ac eto cafodd y peth ei ddiystyru yn ystod yr arddegau cynnar. Fe wnaeth fy athrawon, fy ffrindiau a’r gweithwyr meddygol proffesiynol ddiystyru’r peth. Wnaeth neb ddweud wrtha i na ‘nysgu i ynghylch beth yw mislif arferol neu beth yw’r arwyddion bod rhywbeth o’i le. Dyma pam fy mod i’n credu mor gryf mewn addysgu pob disgybl am les mislif er mwyn iddyn nhw fod yn ymwybodol o beth y mae angen iddyn nhw fod ar eu gwyliadwriaeth amdano o ran iechyd mislif. Mae’n bwysig ein bod ni’n rhoi blaenoriaeth i’n hiechyd mislif gymaint ag unrhyw ran arall o’n hiechyd corfforol.
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> “Fel cymdeithas, mae angen inni stopio gwneud i fenywod deimlo ei bod hi’n arferol dioddef poen difrifol adeg eu mislif. Dyw hi ddim yn iawn ein bod ni’n normaleiddio poen. Dyna pam mae addysg lles mislif yn hollbwysig i genedlaethau’r dyfodol. Mae angen inni roi terfyn ar y stigma er mwyn lleihau’r nifer sy’n dioddef yn dawel am flynyddoedd.”


Wrth gloi, amlinellodd y Gweinidog hefyd bwysigrwydd y cynllun gweithredu a’i ymrwymiad i gynnwys pob cymuned yn y gwaith o greu Cymru decach, fwy cyfartal:



> “Mae ymdrech benodol wedi’i gwneud yn y cynllun yma i fod yn groestoriadol, gan ystyried urddas mislif y rheini sydd â nodweddion gwarchodedig ychwanegol, ac i wneud darpariaeth ar gyfer heriau ychwanegol neu ofynion diwylliannol. Mae’n hanfodol bwysig ein bod ni nawr yn clywed oddi wrth amrywiaeth mor eang â phosibl o bobl Cymru.
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> “Dw i’n awyddus i sicrhau ein bod ni’n estyn allan at fenywod, pobl ifanc, pobl hŷn, pobl nad ydyn nhw’n ddeuaidd, pobl ryngrywiol a phobl draws, pobl anabl, pobl o wahanol grefyddau, a phobl Dduon, Asiaidd a lleiafrifoedd ethnig, er mwyn i’r cynllun ystyried yr holl gwestiynau sy’n gysylltiedig â’r mislif.
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> “Rydyn ni eisiau sgwrs genedlaethol a chynhwysol am effaith y mislif ar holl gwrs bywyd person, a hynny er mwyn lleihau’r effaith yma, rhoi terfyn ar y stigma a normaleiddio’r mislif.”


I ddilyn y sgwrs yng Nghymru, chwiliwch am \#MislifPositif \#TakeActionPeriod