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International Journal ofLaw Management & Humanities
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International Journal ofLaw Management & Humanities
Open accessArticleVol. 8 No. V (2025)pp. 141–150

Menstrual Stigma and Gender Inequality: A Socio-Legal Analysis of Structural Discrimination in India

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Published 18 September 2025 · pp. 141–150 · Vol. 8 No. V (2025)
Abstract

The present research examines menstrual stigma as a systematic mechanism of gender-based discrimination that violates constitutional principles of equality and dignity in India. Through comprehensive legal analysis, this study demonstrates how menstrual-related exclusions constitute violations of fundamental rights while revealing gaps in legal frameworks that fail to address embodied forms of gender inequality. The analysis synthesizes constitutional law, human rights jurisprudence, and feminist legal theory to establish that menstrual stigma represents actionable discrimination requiring comprehensive legal intervention. The study contributes to constitutional scholarship by demonstrating how biological processes become sites of legal exclusion that undermine women's citizenship rights, necessitating doctrinal evolution to address embodied inequalities.

Keywords
constitutional lawgender discriminationfundamental rightsequality jurisprudencehuman rights lawfeminist legal theory

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Shubhangi Baranwal & Dr. Kavita Solanki, Menstrual Stigma and Gender Inequality: A Socio-Legal Analysis of Structural Discrimination in India, 8 Int'l J.L. Mgmt. & Human. 141 (2025).

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Shubhangi Baranwal & Dr. Kavita Solanki, Menstrual Stigma and Gender Inequality: A Socio-Legal Analysis of Structural Discrimination in India, 8 Int'l J.L. Mgmt. & Human. 141 (2025).
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