Impact Review Research: Dignified Menstruation Movement in Nepal and Beyond

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Menstrual discrimination encompasses a wide range of silence, taboos, shyness, stigma, restrictions, violence, abuses and denial of resources and services that menstruators face throughout their lives. It is complex, multifaceted, and globally practiced in different forms which perpetuate power relations and patriarchy. It is also the violation of human rights and sexual and gender-based violence. Despite growing awareness on human rights, women’s rights, feminism, and menstrual rights, menstrual discrimination remains inadequately addressed. To address such inadequacies, the Dignified Menstruation (DM) movement has emerged as a survivor-led, decolonized, and holistic human rights framework aimed at eradicating all forms of menstrual discrimination across the life cycle in all diversities. It is not a one-off, time-bound, dedicated funded project, but a voluntarily growing initiative, led by Dignified Menstruation Campaign-Nepal (DMC-Nepal), and Global South Coalition for Dignified Menstruation (GSCDM) – both steered by the Radha Paudel Foundation (RPF). Against this backdrop, reviewing the impact of this movement is crucial to understand its achievements and challenges. Thus, this study examines the impact of the DM movement in Nepal and beyond.

The study employed a qualitative research design structured around two primary components: an extensive document review and in-depth interviews with over 60 diverse stakeholders to capture the movement’s multifaceted outcomes.

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