The survey was conducted throughout all of Russia in both urban and rural settings, in 137 localities and 50 regions.
The source used the internet panel Tiburon Research.
Figures may not sum up to 100 due to rounding.
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Acceptance of speaking about periods in Russia 2020, by gender
The survey results showed that 55 percent of women in Russia believed it was acceptable in some cases to openly speak about menstrual periods, compared to 49 percent of men. The share of male respondents who agreed that such talks were absolutely not acceptable in the society amounted to 12 percent in February 2020.
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