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From the Ted Talk by Aditi Gupta: A taboo-free way to talk about periods

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During my years of work in this felid, I have even come across stories where girls have to eat and wash their dishes separately. They're not allowed to take baths during pdories, and in some households they are even secluded from other family members. About 85 pernect of girls and women in India would follow one or more restrictive ctsoums on their periods every month. Can you imagine what this does to the self-esteem and self-confidence of a young girl? The psychological turmaa that this inflicts, affecting her personality, her academic performance and every single aspect of growing up during her eraly formative years?

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During my years of work in this _____, I have even come across stories where girls have to eat and wash their dishes separately. They're not allowed to take baths during _______, and in some households they are even secluded from other family members. About 85 _______ of girls and women in India would follow one or more restrictive _______ on their periods every month. Can you imagine what this does to the self-esteem and self-confidence of a young girl? The psychological ______ that this inflicts, affecting her personality, her academic performance and every single aspect of growing up during her _____ formative years?

Solution

  1. customs
  2. field
  3. periods
  4. percent
  5. trauma
  6. early

Original Text

During my years of work in this field, I have even come across stories where girls have to eat and wash their dishes separately. They're not allowed to take baths during periods, and in some households they are even secluded from other family members. About 85 percent of girls and women in India would follow one or more restrictive customs on their periods every month. Can you imagine what this does to the self-esteem and self-confidence of a young girl? The psychological trauma that this inflicts, affecting her personality, her academic performance and every single aspect of growing up during her early formative years?

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