Essays about: "menstrual materials"

Found 4 essays containing the words menstrual materials.

  1. 1. A Bloody Waste: Embodied perspectives on menstrual materials, waste and responsibility among Swedish menstruators

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Daniela Holmberg; [2021-09-02]
    Keywords : menstruation; menstruators; menstrual materials; embodied experience; waste; responsibility; sustainability; Sweden;

    Abstract : Every day, hundreds of millions of people around the world are menstruating. While questions around menstruation have gained a growing public and academic interest in recent years, which has successfully emphasized and included various perspectives, the waste dimension remains largely neglected. READ MORE

  3. 2. Soft Robotics for Young People's Menstrual Health

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Kristin Lilja; Johanna Lundkvist; [2020]
    Keywords : Soft robotics; Menstruation; Human-Computer Interaction; Women s health; Technology; Innovation; Soft robotics; Menstruation; Människa-Data Integration; Kvinnohälsa; Teknik; Innovation;

    Abstract : Research within the fields of women’s health and specifically women’s menstrual health and technology is limited. As of today, problems associated with menstrual health, such as pain, discomfort, cramps, bloating, anxiousness and irregular period are resolved by using contraceptive pills or painkillers. READ MORE

  4. 3. 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

  5. 4. Washing and drying reusable sanitary pads

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

    Author : Fanny Sundberg; Max Anderhell; [2019]
    Keywords : Reusable sanitary pad; microbial activity; handwashing; drying; Återanvändningsbar binda; mikrobiell aktivitet; handtvätt; torkning;

    Abstract : Period poverty is a problem mainly found in places characterized by poverty. The lack of means for women and girls to properly handle their menstruation is the essence of the problem. With a lack of both quantity and quality regarding water often being an issue in such places, the hygiene is a constant challenge. READ MORE