Experiences of Menstruation from the Global South and North is an edited collection that presents menstruation across the life course, from menarche to menopause. It takes a multidisciplinary perspective, based on academic research, activism, and creative work, to look at the varied and diverse lived experiences of menstruators across the Global South and North.Beyond the biological facts of menstruation, there is little we can agree upon in a global context where culture determines what menstruation is, what consequences it has for the individual, and how it is best managed. The lived experience of menstruators is inextricably entangled with the body, cultured concepts of gender, religion, economics, and of course, life itself. This volume unpacks concepts in a poly-vocal approach, highlights creative and transformative methods, and expands menstrualhealth and hygiene management discourses to emphasise structural issues of gender inequality, politics, and human rights.
List of Figures; List of Tables; Notes on Contributors; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; Menstrual Health in the Global South; Black Box: The reduction and mystification of the menstrual cycle in Western school and medical education; Menstruation Education: Case study of creating a menstruation resource kit in Nepal; Menstrual Literacy in Action: Empowering pupils to adbust their way to Period Positive Schools; Menstruation in Motion: Understanding experiences of menstruation in sport in Zambia; Alleviating Period Poverty in the Global South: Information as a public policy instrument; Engaging Men on Womens Terms: Improving workplace menstrual health through an Appreciative Inquiry co-design process; Disability and Menstruation in Nepal, India, and Bangladesh Through an Inclusive Lens; Inclusive Conversations about Menopause; My Male Menopausal Memoir; Experiences of Menstruation and Menarche Among Older Iranian Muslim Women; Representing Menstruation in Documentary Film: A case study of Bleeding Free; Time Will Tell: Exploring impacts of a collaborative filmmaking menstruation research study on adolescent participants one year later; Period Pains; Blood, Thread, and Lockdown: Being a menstrual artist in residence during a pandemic; Conclusion; Index;
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