Period Poverty -- Fostering Gender Equality through Transformative Learning

Autor/inn/en	Kassama, Fatoumatta L.; Eschenbacher, Saskia
Titel	Period Poverty -- Fostering Gender Equality through Transformative Learning
Quelle	In: Studies in the Education of Adults, 55 (2023) 2, S.413-426 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0266-0830
Schlagwörter	Females; Developing Nations; Low Income Groups; Social Bias; Hygiene; Sanitation; Gender Bias; Transformative Learning; Social Justice; Sex Stereotypes; Foreign Countries; Gambia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Betriebshygiene; Geschlechterstereotyp; Pädagogische Transformation; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Ausland
Abstract	Period poverty is a global phenomenon that affects billions of people, particularly menstruators from developing countries, low- income families, and marginalised communities who lack access to sanitary products, education on healthy period management practices, and basic water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities to manage their periods with dignity. This results in stigma, shame, limited educational and socio-economic opportunities as well as affects their physical and mental health. In recent years, there has been growing awareness and sensitisation around period poverty worldwide, but there is still a long way to go in terms of eradicating the taboos, negative social norms, and values surrounding period poverty. Transformative learning offers a potential solution to address period poverty by fostering critical reflection, and action among individuals and communities to challenge and transform the structural causes of this issue. Transformative learning can play a key role in eradicating period poverty by providing individuals and communities with the right knowledge, skills, and tools to advocate for their rights, challenge social norms, gender stereotypes, and take collective actions to address the problem. By creating a learning environment that promotes critical reflection, dialogue, and collaboration, individuals and communities can eradicate period poverty and promote gender equality. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01