Abstract
Scotland is a global leader in public policy concerning menstrual products. We bring Critical Menstruation Studies concepts and textual analysis methods to a corpus of Scottish reports on menstrual product access and waste, along with interviews with regional experts. Our analysis indicates that while promotion of reusable menstrual products is intended to dismantle menstrual stigma, this stigma can become displaced via environmental concerns to other contexts, retaining key characteristics. The notion that menstrual blood is unhygienic and transgressive leaks into the discourse, which uses the same fundamental concepts to identify disposable menstrual products as environmental hazards affecting waterways and beaches.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 2097034 |
| Pages (from-to) | 167-184 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Women's Reproductive Health |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 22 Jul 2022 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 22 Jul 2023 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
Keywords
- Menstrual products
- Sustainability
- Pollution theory
- Embodiment
- Environment
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