| Abstract: | Menstruation is a routine biological process, yet it continues to be shaped by stigma, silence, and social regulation. In recent decades, feminist activism and global development initiatives have brought menstruation into public and policy discourse, particularly through the framework of Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM). While hygiene-focused interventions have improved access to sanitary products and infrastructure, such approaches remain conceptually limited. By framing menstruation primarily as a technical problem of cleanliness, dominant policy discourses depoliticise menstruation and obscure the power relations that sustain stigma and bodily control. Drawing on feminist body politics, the article conceptualises menstruation as a political site where norms of femininity, productivity, and purity are regulated. It advances menstrual justice as a feminist framework that moves beyond hygiene to address dignity, autonomy, and structural inequality. Through a critical engagement with feminist scholarship and policy discourse, the article calls for reimagining menstruation as a collective social concern rather than an individualised burden. |
