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Women's health issues in the workplace, long overlooked, are now considered a priority in new plans to promote gender equality in the civil service, higher education and research, and at the University of Grenoble (UGA).download the action plan).

The UGA Vice-Presidency for Equality, Parity, and Non-Discrimination and the Grenoble Faculty of Economics are organizing a round table discussion that will address this topic from the perspective of gynecological health.
It will take place in two stages: 

• Presentation of the research work of Aliona Legrand, PhD student in sociology at the University of Évry Paris-Saclay and Paris Dauphine University - affiliated with the CPN and IRISSO laboratories: Menstrual health at work, why talk about it?
• Roundtable discussion on women's health at university and presentation of UGA initiatives

The roundtable discussion will be followed by an informal networking session with a buffet in the CLV lobby.

Why talk about menstrual health at work? 

In France, every month, millions of women and menstruating people have their periods. Long confined to the private sphere, they remain largely absent from public debate and collective reflection. Yet periods raise major issues: health, precariousness, and equality, questions that concern society as a whole. Periods are very often overlooked at work, with 70% of people considering the subject taboo in this space (according to a study conducted in 2022 by the association Règles Elémentaires). If periods are not visible at work, even though they have an impact on the daily lives of thousands of people, this means that personal adjustments are being made. What are they? What are the consequences of making this subject invisible on the careers of menstruating people? Why is it essential to take menstrual variations into account in the professional sphere? This conference aims to open up the discussion on menstrual health at work in order to promote greater equality.

Practical info

The round table discussion will take place on Thursday, March 5, starting at 5 p.m. in Lecture Hall G of the CLV. 
This event is open to anyone who wishes to attend (students, staff, external guests). Pre-registration is requested: 
 
This round table is co-organized with the Grenoble School of Economics.