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Period poverty and menstrual belonging: a matter of climate justice

Desmond N Alugnoa, Trevor Cousins, Mayumi Sato

2022The Lancet Planetary Health20 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

Anthropogenic climate change has induced considerable harm to women's rights, health, and livelihoods, yet discussions around the effects of climate change on women's menstrual health are underdeveloped. Period poverty refers to a scarcity of access to menstrual products, hygiene education, or adequate sanitation supplies.1

Topics & Concepts

PovertyPeriod (music)Economic JusticeSocioeconomicsPolitical scienceGeographySociologyArtAestheticsLawClimate Change and Health Impacts