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Links to articles and websites on menstrual shaming and menstrual equity

1. menstrual shaming, globally; global need/drives for feminine supplies / international situation

Journal Articles

Crichton, J., Okal, J., Kabiru, C. W., & Zulu, E. M. (2013). Emotional and psychosocial aspects of menstrual poverty in resource-poor settings: A qualitative study of the experiences of adolescent girls in an informal settlement in Nairobi, Health Care for Women International, 34(10), 891-916. doi: 10.1080/07399332.2012.740112

Davis, J., Macintyre, A., Odagiri, M., Suriastini, W., Cordova, A., Huggett, C., Agius, P. A., Faiqoh, Budiyani, A. E., Quillet, C., Cronin, A. A., Diah, N. M., Triwahyunto, A., Luchters, S., & Kennedy, E. (2018). Menstrual hygiene management and school absenteeism among adolescent students in Indonesia: Evidence from a cross-sectional school-based survey. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 23(12), 1350-1363. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/tmi.13159

Garg, S., & Anand, T. (2015). Menstruation-related myths in India: Strategies for combating it.” Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 4(2). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4408698

Hennegan, J., Shannon, A. K., Rubli, J., Schwab, K. J., & Melendez-Torres, G. J. (2019). Women’s and girls’ experiences of menstruation in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and qualitative metasynthesis. PLoS medicine, 16(5), e1002803. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002803

Jewett, S. & Ryley, H. (2014). It’s a girl thing: Menstruation, school attendance, spatial mobility and wider gender inequalities in Kenya. Geoforum, 56, 137-147. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016718514001638

Miiro, G., Rutakumwa, R., Nakiyingi-Miiro, J., Nakuya, K., Musoke, S., Namakula, J., Francis, S., Torondel, B., Gibson, L. J., Ross, D. R., Weiss, H. A. (2018). Menstrual health and school absenteeism among adolescent girls in Uganda (MENISCUS): A feasibility study. BMC Women’s Health, 18(1). doi 10.1186/s12905-017-0502-z

Rheinländer, T., Gyapong, M., Akpakli, D. E., & Konradsen, F. (2018). Secrets, shame and discipline: School girls’ experiences of sanitation and menstrual hygiene management in a peri-urban community in Ghana. Health Care for Women International 40(1), 13-32. https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2018.1444041

Scorgie, F., Foster, J., Stadler, J., Phiri, T., Hoppenjans, L., Rees, H. & Muller, N. (2016) “Bitten by shyness”: Menstrual hygiene management, sanitation, and the quest for privacy in South Africa. Medical Anthropology, 35(2), 161 176, doi: 10.1080/01459740.2015.1094067

Sharma, B., & Gettleman, J. (2018, Jan 11). In rural Nepal, menstruation taboo claims another victim. The New York Times section A, p.4. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/10/world/asia/nepal-woman-menstruation.html

Sommer, M., Ackatia-Armah, N., Connolly, S. & Smiles, D. (2015). A comparison of the menstruation and education experiences of girls in Tanzania, Ghana, Cambodia and Ethiopia. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 45(4), 589-609, doi: 10.1080/03057925.2013.871399

Tellier, S., & Hyttel, M. (2018). Menstrual health management in east and southern Africa: A review paper. Menstrual Health Management Symposium. United Nations Population Fund: Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office. https://esaro.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/pub-pdf/UNFPA%20Review%20Menstrual%20Health%20Management%20Final%2004%20June%202018.pdf

Vashisht, A., Pathak, R., Agarwalla, R., Patavegar, B. N., & Panda. M. (2018). School absenteeism during menstruation amongst adolescent girls in Delhi, India. Journal of Family and Community Medicine, 25(3), 163-168. doi: 10.4103/jfcm.JFCM_161_17. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6130156/

Books

Bobel, C. (2019). The managed body: Developing girls and menstrual health in the Global South. USA: Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89414-0

News Media

https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/feminine-hygiene-around-the-world

People Are Finally Talking About The Thing Nobody Wants To Talk About

WHEN GIRLS MISS SCHOOL DUE TO MENSTRUAL SHAME, IT’S MORE THAN A WOMEN’S HEALTH ISSUE

Chen, M. (2018, June 19). Making menstrual health a global issue. The Nation.https://www.thenation.com/article/making-menstrual-health-global-issue/

Bhavnani, Anisha. “My Country’s Problem with Menstruation.” CNN, Cable News Network, https://www-m.cnn.com/2015/02/06/living/india-menstruation-irpt/index.html

Websites

https://mynamahila.com

Bob, Channa. “A Detailed Explanation of Niddah, or ‘Family Purity’ Laws.” My Jewish Learning, https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/the-laws-of-niddah/.

TED talk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tE_1KjHvuAk

2. menstrual shaming and menstrual visibility here/now

Journal Articles:

Cayleff, S. E. (1992). She was rendered incapacitated by menstrual difficulties: Historical perspectives on perceived intellectual and physiological impairment among menstruating women. In A. J. Dan & L. L. Lewis (Eds.), Menstrual health in women’s lives (pp. 229-235). Chicago: U. of IL.

Grandey, A. A., Gabriel, A. S., & King, E. B. (2020). Tackling taboo topics: A review of the three Ms in working women’s lives. Journal of Management, 46(1), 7-35. https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206319857144

Johnston-Robledo, I., & Chrisler, J. C. (2013). The menstrual mark: Menstruation as social stigma. Sex Roles, 68, 9–18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-011-0052-z

Johnston-Robledo, I., Sheffield, K., Voigt, J., & Wilcox-Constantine, J. (2007). Reproductive shame: Self- objectification and young women’s attitudes toward their reproductive functioning. Women and Health, 46, 25-39.

Peranovic, T., & Bentley, B. (2017). Men and menstruation: A qualitative exploration of beliefs, attitudes and experiences. Sex Roles, 77, 113–124. DOI 10.1007/s11199-016-0701-3

Roberts, T. A., Goldenberg, J. L., Power, C., & Pyszczynski, T. (2002). “Feminine protection”: The effects of menstruation on attitudes toward women. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 26, 131-139.

Stubbs, M. L. (2008). Cultural perceptions and practices around menarche and adolescent menstruation in the United States. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1135(1), 58-66.

Stubbs, M. L. & Costos, D. (2004). Negative attitudes toward menstruation. Women & Therapy, 27(3-4), 37-54. DOI: 10.1300/J015v27n03_04

Sveinsdottir, H. (2016). The role of menstruation in women’s objectification: A questionnaire study. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 73, 1390-1402.

Books:

Dahlqvist, A. (2018). It’s only blood: Shattering the taboo of menstruation. London: Zed Books.

Linton, D. (2019). Men and menstruation: A social transaction. NY: Peter Lang.

Shuttle, P., & Redgrove, P. (1978/2005). The wise wound: Menstruation and everywoman. NY: Marion Boyars.

Weiss-Wolf, J. (2017). Periods gone public: Taking a stand for menstrual equity. NY: Arcade.

Wind, L. H. (1995). New moon rising: Reclaiming the sacred rites of menstruation. Chicago: Delphi.

Websites:

https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/eligible-food-items

Menstrualhygieneday.org. (2019). Nearly Half of US Women have Experienced “Period-Shaming”. [online] https://menstrualhygieneday.org/nearly-half-us-women-experienced-period-shaming/