Breaking Taboos
Menstruation, Female Subordination and Reproductive Health, the Case of India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23039868 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karki Richa, Espinosa Cristina |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2018-06-13 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Insights of Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2578-6482 • E-ISSN: 2578-6482 |
| Publisher | sPage.direcT (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.36959/763/491 |
| OpenAlex | W2990484792 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
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.
Human rights · Menstruation · Political science · Shame · Silence · Sociology · Subordination (linguistics) · Gender Studies · Historical and modern epidemiology studies · Law · Medicine · Menstrual Health and Disorders · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |