A planetary health perspective on menstruation: menstrual equity and climate action
Parnian Khorsand, Sara Dada, Laura Jung, Siufung Law, Poorvaprabha Patil, Marie-Claire Wangari, Omnia El Omrani, Kim Robin van Daalen
Abstract
Historically, blood-shedding has often been associated with heroic acts of valour. However, menstruation is not praised and cherished in the same way. Rather, menstruation is shrouded in secrecy, stigma, and stress, despite being a natural physiological process that occurs in a quarter of the global population.
Topics & Concepts
MenstruationEquity (law)Perspective (graphical)Action (physics)MedicineGeographyPolitical scienceInternal medicineComputer scienceQuantum mechanicsArtificial intelligencePhysicsLawMenstrual Health and DisordersFeminist Theory and Gender Studies