Essays about: "menstruation"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 56 essays containing the word menstruation.

  1. 11. The Politics of Periods; A qualitative study of the right to gender equality — through knowledge about menstrual health

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Clara Reich Zackrisson; [2022]
    Keywords : Menstrual Health; Women’s Health; Menstrual Cycle; Menstruation; Gender Equality; Liberal Feminism; Human Rights; Sexual and Reproductive Rights; Autonomy; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This study examines periods as a question of politics, by highlighting experts’ views on knowledge about menstrual health in Sweden, from a feminist and human rights perspective. Previous studies have indicated that knowledge regarding menstrual health is lacking, hindering women’s from achieving fundamental human rights. READ MORE

  3. 12. 'Blood of a Woman' : A Critical Reevaluation of the Traditional Views on Menstrual Impurity in Akkadian Terminology

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Disa Lindholm; [2022]
    Keywords : menstruation; Akkadian; impurity; research bias; Ancient Mesopotamia; Translation; Standpoint theory; menstruation; akkadiska; orenhet; Mesopotamien; översättning; forskningsbias;

    Abstract : Assyriology as a field of study has long been dominated by the ideas and values of the white, Western men who, during the 19th century, were responsible for the development and growth of all scientific research. This has resulted in a resilient androcentric bias in the discipline, which to this day continues to influence scholarly perceptions of Ancient Mesopotamian society - and particularly of Mesopotamian women. READ MORE

  4. 13. Vulnerabilities and Capacities in Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) and Menstrual Health: A Gendered Perspective

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Inka Marlene Ovaska; [2022]
    Keywords : Menstrual hygiene management; Menstrual health; Vulnerability; Capacity; Gender; Community groups; Disaster response; Humanitarian crises; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) is essential for those who menstruate because they have different needs during disasters and crises. Current MHM is focused on immediate needs instead of longer-term vulnerabilities and capacities. READ MORE

  5. 14. THE BLOODY STIGMA IS STILL HERE, PERIOD.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Olha Boiko; Lien Carrez; [2022]
    Keywords : menstrual stigma; menstruation; period; menstrual concealment; knowledge; education; sex education; Sweden; high school;

    Abstract : iAbstractThis exploratory study aims to investigate the connection between menstrual perceptions,knowledge and education about menstruation as well as the period product choice. Using thefeminist approach, research data were gathered from three focus groups of girls between 14 and15 years old that went to the same high school in Visby (Sweden). READ MORE

  6. 15. 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