Essays about: "Menstrual Poverty"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Menstrual Poverty.

  1. 1. Menstrual rights are human rights - a qualitative study about period poverty among homeless Roma in Stockholm

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Britta Dohmen; Britta Dohmen; [2023-11-03]
    Keywords : period poverty; menstruation; vulnerable EU citizens; Roma; Stockholm; feminism;

    Abstract : In the past decade, period poverty has gained more attention in international research. However, in Sweden the issue is still neglected which results in a complete absence of scientific research. Period poverty is not exclusively a phenomenon in low-income countries but is present around the globe. READ MORE

  3. 2. Menstrual Hygiene Management and Agenda-Setting Theory: A case study of the ‘Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill (2019)’

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Zoë Quinney Smith; [2020]
    Keywords : Menstrual Hygiene Management; Agenda-Setting Theory; Period Poverty; Human rights; Stigma; Scotland;

    Abstract : Suitable Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) is necessary for the full enjoyment of human rights. In 2019, Scotland made history as the first country to take such a hands on approach to ensuring MHM, when it placed the ‘Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill (2019)’ on its political agenda. READ MORE

  4. 3. "We are not bad and we are not doing anything wrong" : exploring girls' menstrual inclusion in India

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Patricha Jeppe Ottsen; [2020]
    Keywords : Menstrual Hygiene Management; Menstrual Inclusion; Menstrual Poverty; Women s Health; India; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In recent years, there has been a surge in research on menstrual poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa, and scholars are debating which interventions are the most appropriate. One of the leading theories is Civil Society Based Intervention which prescribes a mix of sanitary product-provision and menstrual education. READ MORE

  5. 4. Kenyan Girls' Fight for Education and Empowerment - A Case Study Investigating NGOs Attempt to Tackle Cultural Obstacles in Education for Girls in Kenya

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Ida Grube Lorentzen; [2020]
    Keywords : Non-governmental Organization; Gender equality; Girl s education; Kenya; Qualitative Case study;

    Abstract : Girls’ opportunity to attend and stay in school is a worldwide issue especially for secondary education predominantly experienced in Sub-Saharan Africa where poverty is particularly high. This issue is caused by gender inequality as most children who is not able to attend to school are female. READ MORE

  6. 5. The dangerous path to school and empowerment: a case study investigating the difficulties of empowerment in education for girls in West Kalungu County District, Uganda

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Linnea Hay; [2019]
    Keywords : Girls’ education; Uganda; Empowerment; qualitative case study; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Getting girls to go to and ​stay​ in school is a worldwide issue - predominantly in the global south where it is a particular problem in Sub-saharan Africa where poverty is particularly high. This issue is also one of gender, as the majority of children who do not have access/go to school are female. READ MORE