Developing the menstrual justice agenda: insights from a mixed method study in the mid-western region of Nepal
This article develops the concept of “menstrual justice”. The legal scholar Margaret E. Johnson has developed an expansive approach to menstrual justice incorporating rights, justice, and a framework for intersectional analysis, with a focus on the US. This framework provides a welcome alternative t...
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| description | This article develops the concept of “menstrual justice”. The legal scholar Margaret E. Johnson has developed an expansive approach to menstrual justice incorporating rights, justice, and a framework for intersectional analysis, with a focus on the US. This framework provides a welcome alternative to the constrictive and medicalised approaches often taken towards menstruation. However, the framework is silent on several issues pertaining to menstruation in Global South contexts. This article therefore develops the concept of menstrual justice in order to extend its relevance beyond the Global North. It presents the findings of mixed-methods research conducted in April 2019 in the mid-western region of Nepal, particularly concerning the practice of chhaupadi, an extreme form of menstrual restriction. We conducted a quantitative survey of 400 adolescent girls and eight focus group discussions, four with adolescent girls and four with adult women. Our findings confirm that dignity in menstruation requires addressing pain management, security issues, and mental health, plus structural issues including economic disadvantage, environmental issues, criminal law, and education. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a0cb43c5f160432d8e6a357b6aadca972025-08-20T03:27:44ZengTaylor & Francis GroupSexual and Reproductive Health Matters2641-03972023-12-0131110.1080/26410397.2023.2204025Developing the menstrual justice agenda: insights from a mixed method study in the mid-western region of NepalFran Amery0Melanie Channon1Mahesh C. Puri2Jennifer Thomson3Senior Lecturer, Politics, University of Bath, Bath, UK.Reader, Social Policy, University of Bath, Bath, UKCo-Director, CREHPA, Kathmandu, NepalSenior Lecturer, Comparative Politics, University of Bath, Bath, UKThis article develops the concept of “menstrual justice”. The legal scholar Margaret E. Johnson has developed an expansive approach to menstrual justice incorporating rights, justice, and a framework for intersectional analysis, with a focus on the US. This framework provides a welcome alternative to the constrictive and medicalised approaches often taken towards menstruation. However, the framework is silent on several issues pertaining to menstruation in Global South contexts. This article therefore develops the concept of menstrual justice in order to extend its relevance beyond the Global North. It presents the findings of mixed-methods research conducted in April 2019 in the mid-western region of Nepal, particularly concerning the practice of chhaupadi, an extreme form of menstrual restriction. We conducted a quantitative survey of 400 adolescent girls and eight focus group discussions, four with adolescent girls and four with adult women. Our findings confirm that dignity in menstruation requires addressing pain management, security issues, and mental health, plus structural issues including economic disadvantage, environmental issues, criminal law, and education.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/26410397.2023.2204025menstruationmenstrual justicemenstrual rightsmenstrual healthNepalDailekh |
| spellingShingle | Fran Amery Melanie Channon Mahesh C. Puri Jennifer Thomson Developing the menstrual justice agenda: insights from a mixed method study in the mid-western region of Nepal Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters menstruation menstrual justice menstrual rights menstrual health Nepal Dailekh |
| title | Developing the menstrual justice agenda: insights from a mixed method study in the mid-western region of Nepal |
| title_full | Developing the menstrual justice agenda: insights from a mixed method study in the mid-western region of Nepal |
| title_fullStr | Developing the menstrual justice agenda: insights from a mixed method study in the mid-western region of Nepal |
| title_full_unstemmed | Developing the menstrual justice agenda: insights from a mixed method study in the mid-western region of Nepal |
| title_short | Developing the menstrual justice agenda: insights from a mixed method study in the mid-western region of Nepal |
| title_sort | developing the menstrual justice agenda insights from a mixed method study in the mid western region of nepal |
| topic | menstruation menstrual justice menstrual rights menstrual health Nepal Dailekh |
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