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Period Poverty in India: Social and Legal Dimension
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Reena Deepak
Research Scholar at the Department of Law, Kurukshetra University, Haryana, India
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Dr. Dipti Choudhary
Associate Professor at the Department of Law, Kurukshetra University, Haryana, India
Abstract
Period poverty is a widespread global problem affecting a significant proportion of people who menstruate worldwide and causing physical, mental and emotional challenges. Lack of access to resources and knowledge about period hygiene e.g. hygiene products, washing facilities and waste disposal, medical facilities etc. referred to as period poverty. A key challenge in this scenario is the lack of availability to safe and hygienic menstrual products, as well as the inaccessibility to basic hygiene. It is a hard fact that menstrual products are not included in the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. Therefore, it is imperative to have a conversation about it. The aim of this doctrinal research is to analyse all the factors that contribute to the social and legal aspects surrounding the issue of period poverty.
Keywords
- Menstruation
- Period Poverty
- Period Product
- Policies
- Constitution
- Law
Type
Research Paper
Information
International Journal of Law Management and Humanities, Volume 8, Issue 3, Page 2570 - 2578
DOI: https://doij.org/10.10000/IJLMH.1110249Creative Commons
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