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Breaking Taboos: Menstruation, Female Subordination and Reproductive Health, the Case of India

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: This paper aims to overcome a culture of silence and shame that persists not only within traditional communities but among development professionals, by showing how traditional cultural views and practices that are derogatory towards menstruation are not only a violation of human rights that perpetuates women subordination but also a serious development problem that needs to be addressed.

Source: Insights of Anthropology

DOI: 10.36959/763/491

Authors: Karki Richa, Espinosa Cristina

Language: English

Topic: Menstrual Health and Disorders

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Gender equality, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W2990484792

FWCI: 0.222

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Cited by: 4

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